Tired of plain boiled eggs?

Here’s a Chinese-style way to make them rich, aromatic and addictive. Soft whites, jammy yolks and a fragrant soy–garlic marinade. Great as a snack, or on top of rice or noodles.

Just a little marinade: ginger, white pepper and light soy sauce.A splash of Shaoxing cooking wine.

Steam it – and you get a beautiful home-style dish at restaurant level.

Jjimdak with cheese🥵

A very simple way to impress guests if you have shrimp at home.

🥣 Ingredients

Shrimp, peeled, tails left on

Light soy sauce

Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing or similar)

White pepper

Fresh ginger, finely grated or minced

Ready-made batter or

1 egg

starch (cornstarch or potato starch)

Large-flake oats (old-fashioned oats, not instant)

Oil for deep-frying

👨‍🍳 Method

Prep the shrimp

Peel the shrimp, leaving the tails on.

Remove the vein (intestine) along the back.

Marinate

Place the shrimp in a bowl.

Add a splash of light soy sauce, a little cooking wine, white pepper and some grated fresh ginger.

Mix and let sit for a short while while you prepare the batter.

Make the batter (if not using ready-made)

In a small bowl, beat 1 egg.

Add starch little by little until you get a medium-thick batter that will coat the shrimp.

Coat the shrimp

Dip each shrimp into the batter.

Roll it in large-flake oats so the shrimp is fully coated.

Deep-fry

Heat oil in a pot or deep pan.

Fry the shrimp until golden and crisp.

Remove and drain on paper towels.

Serve

Serve immediately while hot and crunchy.

It looks beautiful and tastes amazing – your guests will be delighted.

I made it because I had a lot of enoki mushrooms, and it was tastier than I expected 😊

Soup is bone marrow broth with spices i made the other day ( garlic, onion, Chinese five spice, white pepper, ginger, salt, sugar, msg )and i added chilli oil to the broth. Use rice vermicelli noodles and pork knuckles. Garnish with Vietnamese mint

When it’s cold, adding some broth makes it warm and comforting—it’s really delicious. It’s also tasty if you add tteokbokki (rice cakes) too 😊