Materials:
-Crayfish (fresh or frozen): Appropriate amount.
-Ginger: Appropriate amount
-Garlic: Appropriate amount
-Onion: moderate amount
-Pepper: Appropriate amount (adjusted according to taste)
-Salt: the right amount
-White pepper: moderate amount.
-Ice cubes: right amount.
Steps:
1. Preparation: Clean the crayfish and drain the water. Remove the spikes of shrimp claws near the body end to avoid poking your tongue when eating.
2. Boiling water and blanching: add ginger slices and onion segments to a pot of boiling water, and blanch the shrimp in boiling water for one or two minutes. This can remove impurities and odors from the shrimp and make the shrimp shell easier to peel off.
3. Prepare spicy garlic: In a bowl, chop ginger, garlic, shallots and peppers and mix them together. Appropriate amount of pepper can be added according to personal taste.
4. Pull out the shrimp line: shell the lobster after blanching, basically hold the shrimp body and pull out the shell, then gently cut the back with a knife and take out the shrimp line with a spoon.
5. Pickled crayfish: evenly spread the pickled garlic on each crayfish, and try to let the seasoning enter the meat. The curing time is about 20-30 minutes, so that the seasoning can penetrate into the shrimp meat to improve the taste.
6. Frozen crayfish: Put the marinated crayfish in the freezer and freeze it for 2-3 hours to make it slightly harder.
7. Prepare ice water: Fill a large bowl with cold water and add some ice cubes.
8. Iced crayfish: soak the frozen crayfish in the prepared ice water for a period of time to completely cool it. The freezing time is determined according to personal preference, usually 5- 10 minutes is enough.
9. Add seasoning: Sprinkle a proper amount of salt and white pepper on the cooled crayfish and stir evenly to ensure that the seasoning covers each shrimp.
10. Enjoy: put the well-seasoned crayfish into a plate, and you can choose to add some chives or other favorite side dishes to taste the delicious home-cooked chilled crayfish.
This method can keep the fresh and tender taste of crayfish, with the aroma and taste of pepper, ginger and garlic, and make the shrimp meat more refreshing by chilling. According to your personal taste, you can adjust the amount of ingredients or add other seasonings to add flavor as needed.