Shrimp paste is a kind of stored fermented food. During the fermentation process, the protein will be decomposed into amino acids, making it delicious and unique. Because shrimps contain a lot of calcium, they will decompose during the fermentation process. into calcium that is more easily absorbed by the body. There are many ways to eat shrimp paste. It can be eaten raw, steamed, fried, and pancakes are all excellent dishes. Let’s share some simple home-made preparation methods below.
Scrambled eggs with shrimp paste:
Ingredients: Use 2 tablespoons of high-quality shrimp paste that is purple in color and free of fish.
Ingredients: Cut 2 green onions into inch-long sections. 4 eggs
Seasoning: pepper oil. MSG
How to make MSG: Beat the eggs well, add shrimp paste, add a small amount of water and mix thoroughly. Set aside. Heat oil in a pot, sauté the green onions, add shrimp paste and eggs, stir-fry until fragrant, add green onions and lightly stir-fry. Add peppercorn oil and MSG.
Ham and egg steamed shrimp paste:
Ingredients: diced ham, minced green onion
Preparation method: Beat the eggs, add diced ham, minced green onion and water and mix well , cover with plastic wrap and steam for 10 minutes.
Fry shrimp paste egg pancakes:
Heat the pan, add shrimp paste and stir-fry until fragrant, add minced green onion, dried chili, minced garlic, add cooking wine and stir-fry until cooked, you can make pancakes with fillings. .
Shrimp paste tofu:
I usually choose white jade or Anxin Douye tofu, because many tofu merchants on the market now ignore the health of the people during the processing process and add a lot of additives. Things that are harmful to the body, such as Dabaikuai, are absolutely harmful but useless. A child in Qingdao once died after eating black-hearted tofu, so eating healthily is the most important thing. . .
You can usually buy shrimp paste from supermarkets, or you can grind shrimp paste from the market and seal it at home and make it yourself. I basically use Weihai’s specialty Mengzi shrimp paste
Condiment : Shrimp paste, ginger slices, minced green onion, aniseed, minced chives, sesame oil, Sichuan pepper oil
Preparation method: Cut the tofu into 4 cm long, 2 cm wide and half a centimeter thick slices, add oil to the pot, add aniseed, and fry until fragrant , add ginger slices and minced green onions to the pot, stir-fry until fragrant, add an appropriate amount of shrimp paste and stir-fry slowly to bring out the fragrance of the shrimp paste. Add a small amount of cooking wine and water, bring to a boil, add tofu and bring to a boil, add minced green onions, sesame oil, Sichuan peppercorn oil and serve. .