Recipe for Salt-Fried Shrimp 
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Yield:
12
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 cup Oil for frying
1/2 cup Soy sauce
1/4 cup Rice wine vinegar
1 tsp Finely-minced ginger
1/2 tsp Chili oil
2 tbl Thinly-shaved scallions plus extra
Thinly-shaved scallions for garnish
1 cup Flour
2 tbl Cornstarch
6 x Egg whites
1 cup Kosher salt
1/2 cup Coarse-cracked black pepper
1 lb Large shrimp shell-on,
Instructions:
Instructions: Slowly heat oil in a wok or large skillet. In a small bowl combine next 5 ingredients for sauce. In 3 bowls, combine flour and cornstarch in first; beat egg whites with a fork until loose in second; mix salt and pepper in third. Dip shrimp first in flour mixture, shaking off excess; dip in egg whites, allowing excess to drip off. Lightly roll in salt mixture and add immediately to hot oil. Fry on all sides, remove and drain on paper towels.

Serve with sauce, garnished with extra scallions.

This recipe yields 12 to 15 shrimp.

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