Ebi Chili (Japanese Shrimp in Chili Sauce)

Name: Ebi Chili (Japanese Shrimp in Chili Sauce)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 250 g shrimp (peeled and deveined); 2 pinches salt; 1 tsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 tbsp ginger root (finely diced); 2 cloves garlic (finely diced); 30 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part, finely diced); 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp chili bean sauce (toban djan) (use double for a spicier ebi chili); 150 ml water; 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; 1 tsp cornstarch (to make slurry); 1 tbsp cold water (to make slurry); 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch ground black pepper; 1 pinch sugar; 1 tsp finely chopped green onions; 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds; ½ tsp chili threads

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Ebi Chili is a quick, easy and delicious Chinese-inspired dish made with juicy prawns and fragrant spring onions served in a thick homemade sweet and spicy chili sauce. Perfect served with fluffy rice!

Updated at: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:36:17 GMT