Fresh shrimp stir-fried with star fruit - a rustic childhood dish
There is a delicious dish that just by seeing it or hearing someone mention its name, my heart beats with a memory of my childhood. That is, the delicious dish of stir-fried shrimp with sour star fruit .
When I was a child, on hot days, my mother would go to the market and select small shrimps by the ounce - fresh ones with clear bodies and slightly curved tails. Then, she would buy some sour green star fruit, so sour that you would grimace after taking a bite.
When she got home, my mother washed the shrimp very carefully, filtered out the sand and gravel, then poured it into a basket and let it drain. She cut the star fruit into slices of moderate thickness, keeping the wings intact, so that they wouldn't be crushed when cooked. She placed the black cast iron pan on the stove, and spread a spoonful of cooking oil on the bottom. When the fried onions were fragrant and golden brown, she added the shrimp and stir-fried them evenly. When the whole kitchen was filled with the salty smell of the sea, the sourness of the sun and wind, and the sweetness of love, my mother added a little fish sauce and ground pepper, stirred well, and poured them onto a plate.
The simple dish of sour star fruit fried shrimp with red amaranth soup and a bowl of pickled eggplant made my brothers and I eat three bowls of rice in a row. The sour taste of star fruit mixed with the sweetness of shrimp made the bowl of white rice delicious, and no delicacy could replace the delicious summer dish that my mother had when I was a child.
Main ingredients to make delicious fried shrimp with sour star fruit. Photo from internet
Choose ingredients to make shrimp fried with sour star fruit
A tael of shrimp (moi) is about 10 thousand, 3 sour star fruits are 5 thousand, 50 grams of pork fat is another 5 thousand. Then fish sauce, salt and spices - combined, the dish of stir-fried shrimp with sour star fruit only costs about 30 thousand. Just a few dozen minutes of preparation and you have a delicious dish of stir-fried shrimp with sour star fruit that the whole family will love.
Choose ingredients to make delicious sour star fruit fried shrimp dish
In the countryside, shrimp is called "tom riu". First of all, you need to choose fresh shrimp with a clear body, no strange smell, slightly curled tail, and firm to the touch to make a delicious dish.
Avoid buying soft-bodied shrimp with a strong smell and a stretched back because they may have been chemically treated. This type, when fried, will become mushy, will not absorb the seasoning, will lose its natural sweetness and will no longer be delicious.
To make a delicious dish, you must choose fresh shrimp and ripe star fruit. Photo from the internet
Choose star fruit
Sour star fruit makes the "soul" of this delicious dish. Choose fresh star fruit that feels firm to the touch, with intact petals, not crushed or blackened. Sour star fruit helps to soften the salty taste of fish sauce, bringing out the sweetness of shrimp. At the same time, it helps to make the dish less greasy.
Stir-frying is an important step to cook the delicious dish of shrimp fried with sour star fruit. Photo from the internet
How to make delicious fried shrimp with sour star fruit
Ingredients (for 4 people)
500g fresh shrimp (or dried shrimp).
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2 ripe star fruit.
3 shallots, 2 green onions.
Seasoning: Fish sauce, sugar, seasoning powder, MSG, ground pepper, chili (optional), cooking oil.
Preliminary processing
Wash shrimp, remove sand if any, drain.
Wash the star fruit, cut into slices about 1/4 of a finger thick so that it is crispy, has a mild sour taste, and is not crushed. Avoid cutting the star fruit too thin because it will easily be crushed. Also do not cut it thicker because the star fruit will not absorb the shrimp flavor.
Peel and thinly slice the shallots. Wash and cut the green onions into pieces.
Stir-fried shrimp
Heat pan, add cooking oil and saute shallots. Add shrimp and stir-fry over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes until shrimp turns golden brown.
Add star fruit, stir well, cook for another 3-5 minutes. Season with 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons seasoning powder, a little MSG, pepper and chili. When the shrimp is firm and well-seasoned, add green onions, stir quickly and turn off the heat.
Presentation : Place the dish on a deep plate, sprinkle with pepper for flavor.
The secret to making delicious stir-fried shrimp with sour star fruit
Do not cut the star fruit too thin to avoid crushing when cooking.
Fry the shrimp over medium heat to cook slowly, retaining its natural sweetness.
Add green onions last to keep the green color and characteristic aroma. When the dish is served, sprinkle green onions, stir well and turn off the heat.
Arrange the delicious dish of fried shrimp with sour star fruit on a plate, sprinkle some pepper for aroma and then place on the tray.
Delicious dish of fried shrimp with sour star fruit completed. Photo from internet
Shrimp fried with sour star fruit - a dish of love
Even though I have lived in the city, with a full meal of fish and meat, and a big house, I still can't forget the rustic aroma of the sour star fruit fried shrimp dish. Every time I bring a plate of sour star fruit fried shrimp to the table, from the 2 "old Buddhist monks in their 80s, to the prince, the 9x daughter and the zen Z" I meet, they usually favor the dish the most. This dish is delicious in any season, it is not too salty, not greasy, with a hint of sourness from the star fruit, the fatty taste of chopped pork fat combined with the crunchy and nutty taste of the shrimp, making it very enjoyable to chew. The more you eat, the more delicious it is.
Suggestions for combining delicious stir-fried shrimp with sour star fruit with other foods:
- Should be eaten with white rice, vegetable soup, or crab soup with jute leaves for a complete flavor.
- Or cold white rice with boiled spinach and pickled star fruit.
- Or crab soup with jute leaves, or Malabar spinach soup with squash, with pickles, fish sauce and crunchy and spicy eggplant.
- Eat fried shrimp with sour star fruit with boiled vegetables, pickled eggplant, add fried meat, or boiled meat with tofu sauce for a complete meal.
- In cold season, eat with pickles, bone and vegetable soups, or stir-fried dishes to go well with rice without losing flavor.
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