Udang Tumis Pedas - Spicy Shrimp Stirfry

5.0 from 2 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Seafood

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 8 mins

Total Time: 28 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 350 gram shrimps, deveined, but leave the heads and tails intact
• juice of 1 lime (Indonesian: air jeruk nipis)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 4 shallots (Indonesian: bawang merah), minced
• 6 cloves garlic (Indonesian: bawang putih), minced
• 2 red cayenne chili peppers (Indonesian: cabe keriting merah), thinly sliced
• 6 kaffir lime leaves (Indonesian: daun jeruk), thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper (Indonesian: bubuk lada)
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (Indonesian: daun ketumbar), roughly chopped

Instructions

1. Marinate shrimps in lime juice and salt for 15 minutes. Wash and drain. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté shallots, garlic, chilies, and kaffir lime leaves until fragrant.
3. Add soy sauce, sugar, and ground pepper. Mix well and cook until boiling.
4. Toss in the shrimps and cook until no longer pink.
5. Turn off heat, add coriander leaves and toss quickly. Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.