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Shrimp is an important seafood.ingredient.Humans have a long history of eating shrimp.Besides its high nutritional value, shrimp can also be used as medicine to treat some diseases.Shrimp is a common dish in many families, and there are different cooking methods for shrimp. Here, I will introduce one method.Braised ShrimpRecipe.

How to choose shrimp

1. Look at the appearance: Fresh shrimp have complete heads and tails, with a tight connection between the head and tail, and the body is relatively straight with some curvature.Unfresh shrimp have a loose connection between the head and body, the shell and meat, the head and tail are easily separated, and cannot maintain its original curvature.
2. Look at the color: Fresh shrimp have shiny shrimp shells, with green-blue color for river shrimp, and light green oryellow color for shrimp (female shrimp).Unfresh shrimp have dark shells, and the original color of the shrimp turns red or dark purple.3. Look at the texture: Fresh shrimp have firm and tender meat, and feels hard when touched, with elasticity.
Unfresh shrimp have soft and poor elasticity.4. Smell: Fresh shrimp has a normal smell, without any odor.
If there is a bad smell, it indicates that the shrimp is rotten.Braised Shrimp Recipe
Ingredient preparation

400g of shrimp, appropriate amount of oil, appropriate amount of green onion, ginger, garlic, 2 tablespoons of sugar,
2 tablespoons of soy sauce, appropriate amount of rice wine.Chiliaccording to taste.Method steps1. Wash the shrimp and cut off the shrimp claws and beards;2. Use a toothpick to remove the black intestines from the second segment of the shrimp back;3. Heat oil in a pot, add green onion, ginger, garlic, and chili to sauté, then add shrimp and stir-fry until 80% cooked;
4. Add a spoonful of rice wine to remove the fishy smell, and stir-fry for 2 minutes with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce;
5. Add two tablespoons
white sugar
and mix evenly, then cook until the juice is absorbed.
Tips
If you add soy sauce and salt, you don't need to add salt. The cooking time for shrimp should not be too long, otherwise the shrimp meat will become tough.Special Braised Shrimp RecipeIngredient preparation
500g of shrimp, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, green onion, ginger, 5 cloves of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of rice wine, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil,
chili oil
1 teaspoon,

black pepper
1/2 teaspoon (2g), 2 tablespoons of water (30ml), 1 teaspoon of sugar (5g), 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch (2g).Method steps1. Wash the shrimp, use scissors to cut from the head to the tail on the shrimp back, remove the shrimp line, wash it clean, and dry it before use;2. 2 tablespoons (30ml) of soy sauce, blackpepper
1/2 teaspoon (2g), 1/2 teaspoon (2ml) of rice wine, 2 tablespoons (30ml) of water, 1 teaspoon (5g) of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon (2g) of cornstarch to make braising sauce.
3. Heat oil in a pot, add green onion and ginger to sauté.
Pour the prepared shrimp into the pot and stir-fry until the shrimp body turns red, then add the prepared braising sauce and mix. Cover the pot and steam for 2 minutes;4. Stir-fry over high heat until the sauce thickens. Add salt according to taste.Add garlic, chili oil, and stir-fry evenly before turning off the heat.
Simple Braised Shrimp RecipeIngredient preparation
250g of shrimp, 20ml of soy sauce, 10ml of rice wine, 5g of ginger, 30ml of oil, 5g of garlic.tomato sauce
30g.

Method steps
1. Cut off the beards of the shrimp and wash them clean, heat oil in a pot, add garlic and ginger;2. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until the shrimp turns red, add salt and rice wine;3. Add an appropriate amount of soy sauce and tomato sauce, and cook over medium heat until the soup thickens.
Shrimp nutrition and dietary restrictions
1. Shrimp is rich in nutrients and can effectively protect the
cardiovascular system. It can reduce cholesterol in the blood, prevent hardening of the arteries, and promote the expansion of blood vessels, which can help prevent high blood pressure and myocardial infarction.
It can enhance the body's immunity and sexual function, strengthen yang, resist premature aging, and treat kidney deficiency, impotence, cold, fatigue, waist and knee pain, etc.2. Shrimp is a cold-natured food. People with skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and sores, as well as those with watery body and hyperactivity of fire, should avoid eating shrimp. People with allergies to shrimp, especially the elderly with history of allergic rhinitis, bronchial inflammation, and recurrent atopic dermatitis, should also avoid eating shrimp. It is also best to avoid eating large amounts of vitamin C when eating shrimp.Consume once the soup is ready.
Nutritional benefits and restrictions of shrimp.

1. Shrimp is rich in nutrients and can effectively protect the cardiovascular system.It can reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, prevent arteriosclerosis, and also dilate coronary arteries, which is beneficial for preventing high blood pressure and heart attacks.It can enhance the body's immunity and sexual function, strengthen the body, resist aging, and treat conditions such as kidney deficiency, impotence, fear of cold, fatigue, and waist and knee pain.2. Shrimp is a cold-natured food. People with skin conditions such as eczema, ringworm, dermatitis, and sores, as well as those with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, should avoid eating shrimp. People with allergic conditions such as allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, and recurrent allergic dermatitis should also avoid eating shrimp. Additionally, avoid consuming large amounts of Vitamin C when eating shrimp.
Shrimp are a cold and damp food.