Glass Noodles and Garlic Butter Shrimp
Steam some glass noodles with fresh shrimp, garlic and butter to imbue them with a wonderful, savoury flavour. A delightful dinner for any weekend, or for a special occasion.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 600 g shrimp
- 60 g glass noodles
- 0.5 heads of garlic minced
- 30 g butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- Green onions and chili pepper for garnish
Instructions
- Rehydrate glass noodles by soaking in hot water for 15 minutes, or cold water for an hour. Cut into manageable lengths.
- Sweat half of the garlic in the butter. Switch off the heat, add glass noodles and seasonings, then stir to combine.
- Transfer seasoned noodles to a dish. Reserve most of the remaining sweated garlic and mix it into the raw garlic.
- Give the shrimp a rinse. Cut the legs and the whiskers off, and cut deeply into the back without cutting through. Devein.
- Stuff each shrimp with some of the minced garlic mixture. Arrange on top of the glass noodles in the dish.
- Bring water to a vigorous boil. Cover and steam the shrimp on high heat for 5-6 minutes.
- Serve with rice, immediately once the shrimp is done.