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Butterfly shrimp

Butterfly shrimp

Main dishes

Cooked shrimp, shaped like butterflies, served with a hot pepper sauce or thin spaghetti.

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Recipe from Schnobby (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this unique recipe for butterfly shrimp, perfectly cooked and delicately coated for an elegant and delicious dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodstove

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Peel the shrimp and remove any mucus, but do not cut off the tails. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the shrimp in half lengthwise, but not completely through. ≈ 8 min
  3. Combine the soy sauce, sherry, garlic, ginger, and salt, then marinate the shrimp for 15 minutes.
  4. Coat the shrimp with cornstarch, then pat dry. ≈ 3 min
  5. Then, coat the shrimp with beaten eggs and breadcrumbs. ≈ 3 min
  6. Carefully separate the two halves, in a way that creates a butterfly-like shape (or dragonfly shape). ≈ 2 min
  7. Heat the oil paint and cook the shrimp in portions, until they are golden brown.
  8. Serve with a spicy pepper sauce or thin spaghetti with calamari. ≈ 2 min

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 12 large shrimp
  • 1 clove of garlic, crushed
  • 1 cm of fresh ginger, finely grated
  • One bottle of dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • a pinch of salt
  • corn flour
  • 1 egg
  • breadcrumbs
  • oil paint for cooking

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