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Crayfish recipes

Because crayfish are larger than other freshwater shrimps, have relatively more meat, and have delicious meat, they can be made into a variety of dishes.

Spicy crayfish

Method 1

Ingredients

200 grams of crayfish, 20 grams of dried chili, 20 grams of chili sauce, Sichuan peppercorns 20 grams, 2 green onions, 4 slices of ginger, 4 bay leaves, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon, 45ml of light soy sauce, 15ml of dark soy sauce, 8g of brown sugar, 5g of salt, 30ml of strong liquor.

Steps

1. Wash the crayfish, chop the onion, ginger and garlic, and cut the pepper into pieces.

2. Add slightly more oil to the pot than usual for cooking, heat it to 30% heat, add dried chili peppers, chili sauce, peppercorns, onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

3. Add the washed crayfish and stir-fry evenly, then pour in white wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, add sugar and stir-fry until fragrant.

4. After you see the crayfish curling, add bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon and other spices, pour in 200ml of water, cover and simmer over medium heat for 8 minutes, finally add an appropriate amount of salt to taste, and adjust the heat Allow the soup to dry up slightly.

Method 2

Ingredients

Crayfish, onions, ginger, garlic, millet pepper, pepper, oil, white wine, beer, spicy sauce, chicken essence, MSG , sesame oil, oyster sauce, soy sauce, steamed fish soy sauce, salt, sugar.

Steps

1. Remove the heads and shrimp threads of the crayfish, rinse them, and blanch them in white wine.

2. Put oil in the pot, heat it and put the crayfish into the oil. When the surface of the crayfish turns red, remove it and set aside.

3. Put oil in the pot, stir-fry ginger, add Sichuan peppercorns, millet pepper, garlic, spicy sauce, stir-fry until fragrant, then add crayfish.

4. Add appropriate amount of beer into the pot, add chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, oyster sauce, Maggi fresh, steamed fish soy sauce, salt and sugar, simmer for 3 minutes, add chopped green onion and serve.

Method 3

Ingredients

800g crayfish, ginger, garlic, chili, pepper, fennel, tangerine peel, bay leaves, angelica, star anise, cinnamon, Appropriate amount of licorice and fragrant sand, 1 can of 330ml beer, 1 spoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of bean paste, 1 spoon of sweet noodle sauce, 1 spoon of vinegar, 1 spoon of salt, 1/3 spoon of sugar.

Steps

1. Slice the ginger and garlic, prepare chili, pepper, fennel, tangerine peel, bay leaves, angelica, star anise, cinnamon, licorice, and fragrant sand.

2. Heat the oil in the pan. After the oil is hot, add the ginger and garlic slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the other seasonings prepared in step 1 and stir-fry until fragrant.

3. Pour in the cleaned crayfish and stir-fry until the tails are all rolled up. Add cooking wine and vinegar and stir-fry evenly.

4. Pour in a tablespoon of bean paste and a tablespoon of sweet noodle sauce and stir-fry.

5. Add beer, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat, add sugar to enhance freshness, cover and simmer.

6. When the water is almost dry, open the lid and turn on high heat to collect the juice.

Method 4

Ingredients

Fresh crayfish, dried red pepper, vegetable oil, refined salt, MSG, soy sauce, white vinegar, cooking wine, ginger, garlic, chopped green onion, Minced coriander.

Steps

1. Place the lobster in clean water for at least one to two days to allow the shrimp to spit out all the mud in its body. Use a discarded toothbrush to clean the lobster, especially where the head joins the body. If necessary, consider removing the head of the lobster and making a slit on the back of the tail to pull off the black line.

2. Put oil in the pot, heat the oil and put the shrimp into the oil. Do not add salt at this time. When the surface of the shrimp turns red, quickly remove it and set aside. Remove from the pot.

3. Put an appropriate amount of vegetable oil in the pot, put the garlic and ginger into the oil pot and stir-fry over medium heat until fragrant, then put the shrimp, star anise and cinnamon into the pot and add an appropriate amount of water.

4. After the water boils for 3 minutes, pour in the prepared red pepper, refined salt, soy sauce, vinegar and other ingredients appropriately, and simmer for a while.

5. Turn to medium heat, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, add water to half of the main ingredients, cover the pot, and simmer over medium heat for ten minutes. When the water boils into a thick sauce, add chopped green onion and serve. Serving bowl.