白灼虾 Scalded Prawns

　　Scalded Prawns is traditional dishes in Guangzhou.Guangzhou people like to use boiled method to cook Prawns in order to maintain its fresh, sweet, tender flavor.

　　The main ingredient is shrimp.The only cooking method is scald.Scald means put the material into the boiling soup or boiling water,there is no sauce in the water.The purpose is to retain the original taste of the material.The time of scald must be short,the temperature of the fire must be high,and the material must be fresh.

　　The cooking method is very simple.First clean the shrimp,use scissors to cut off the shrimp antennas.Chop the onions very finely,then crush garlic.Put the fresh shrimp directly into the boiling water,add some ginger,onion and liquor in to the water.In this way can completely remove the fishy smell.Don't flip the shrimp back and forth in case of the head of shrimp falls down.Then remove the cooked shrimp from the water,drain away the water.Then strip of shrimp shell,eat it with sauce.You can enjoy the delicious shrimp,the taste is fresh with a little sweet.The sauce is very simple too,just a mixing of soy sauce, pepper and a little sugar.

　　Shrimp is very rich in nutrition,and it is tender and easy to digest.It is an excellent food for the frail people and who need recuperation from disease.Shrimp contains a lot of magnesium.That can regulate the activity of the heart,it is very useful to protect the cardiovascular system.It can reduce the content of cholesterol in the blood and prevent hardening of the arteries.