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| FRESH SHRIMP APPETIZER |
Ingredients for Fresh Shrimp Appetizer
* 4 live prawns (about 4 to 4-3/4" or 10 to 12 cm)
* 1 lemon
* 4 plum leaves
* wasabi (Japanese horseradish) as desired
* 3 T. rice vinegar
* 1-112 T. water
* 1-1 12 T. soy sauce
* 1 lemon
* 4 plum leaves
* wasabi (Japanese horseradish) as desired
* 3 T. rice vinegar
* 1-112 T. water
* 1-1 12 T. soy sauce
How to Make Fresh Shrimp Appetizer
1. Wash the prawns. Remove the heads and blanch in boiling water.
2. Remove as soon as they turn red in color, then soak in ice water.
3. Cut half of the lemon into thin rounds, and quarter the other half.
4. Shell the shrimp and make 2 to 3 slashes down the back of each; do not cut all Ihe way through.
5. Fill a bowl with ice water and ice cubes, then add the shrimp.
6. Stir the shrimp around in the ice water with a pair of chopsticks or a spoon for 1 minute until the flesh of the shrimp becomes firm , and it shrinks and curls up.
7. Place some crushed ice in a serving bowl, then tap with the lemon rounds.
8. On top of this place the shrimp and the wasabi. Dip in 1 to eat.
9. Place the plum leaves, the shrimp heads, and the quartered half lemon on a small dish and serve on the side.
10. The shrimp can be wrapped in the plum leaves before eating for variety.
11. If plum leaves are unavailable, parsley may be used as a substitute.
2. Remove as soon as they turn red in color, then soak in ice water.
3. Cut half of the lemon into thin rounds, and quarter the other half.
4. Shell the shrimp and make 2 to 3 slashes down the back of each; do not cut all Ihe way through.
5. Fill a bowl with ice water and ice cubes, then add the shrimp.
6. Stir the shrimp around in the ice water with a pair of chopsticks or a spoon for 1 minute until the flesh of the shrimp becomes firm , and it shrinks and curls up.
7. Place some crushed ice in a serving bowl, then tap with the lemon rounds.
8. On top of this place the shrimp and the wasabi. Dip in 1 to eat.
9. Place the plum leaves, the shrimp heads, and the quartered half lemon on a small dish and serve on the side.
10. The shrimp can be wrapped in the plum leaves before eating for variety.
11. If plum leaves are unavailable, parsley may be used as a substitute.
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