So buying fresh frozen shrimp and thawing them once is best.
It was something that I only had at home, and it was darn good! Give this simple and homey family recipe a try, and I’m sure you’ll agree! Why It’s Best to Buy Frozen Shrimpīefore we get to the recipe, one quick point worth noting is that I think frozen shrimp are always the best unless you can get actual fresh caught shrimp that has not yet been frozen.įor those of you who may not know, shrimp are often processed shortly after being caught and frozen right away.
This succulent shrimp cooked in ginger, garlic, and scallions and coated with a tangy and savory sauce of stir-fried ketchup and soy sauce was proof of that.
I say almost because you don’t get between a Chinese Cantonese woman and her seat at the mahjong table!Īs kids, my sisters and I would sometimes tag along on visits to other friends’ homes to have dinner, and I have to say my mom’s cooking was usually the best with very few exceptions. Of course, she was always humble, but friends let her know how good her food was and showered all kinds of praise on her delicious cooking––for good reason! I’m sure they were like me and looked forward to a nice dinner almost as much as the mahjong. I remembered she prided herself on her cooking and loved to serve exceptional meals to her friends on mahjong party nights. My mom also used to make this ketchup shrimp dish when she would host a group of friends for a girls’ night of mahjong. Plus, it’s not surprising that any kid would love something cooked with a decent glug of ketchup in it. Large fresh shrimp were always a treat because they were (and still are) quite expensive, and we lived modestly back then, so I always looked forward to eating it. If you haven’t figured it out already, “cure jup” is simply a phonetic duplication of “ketchup” in the Cantonese dialect. Pronounced “ cure jup ha ” in Cantonese dialect, it was a family dish that my mom used to make for special dinners and holidays. Me and Ketchup Shrimp go a long way back.
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