Asian Black Pepper Shrimp
I am back with another amazing and mouthwatering Asian recipe that is sure to knock your socks off. This super easy black pepper shrimp recipe calls for simple ingredients but ranks very high in the taste department.
Therefore, keep reading to learn more!
Inspiration for Black Pepper Shrimp
Similarly, this is an adaptation from the popular Malaysian black pepper crab recipe on Rasa Malaysia.
Depending on which protein you prefer, you can’t go wrong with either one!
Is This Really Asian?
In Malaysia, many local dishes are “fusion” dishes in the sense that we marry western ingredients with local ingredients and the cooking method is also a “fusion” of east-meets-west techniques.
At a glance this dish could be passed off as non-Asian dish, but the addition of oyster sauce, Chinese rice wine (either regular rice wine or Shaoxing rice wine) and scallions make this black pepper shrimp an Asian concoction, with a stronger and “umami” flavor profile.
In short, you can’t go wrong with this fusion recipe!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 198 calories per serving.
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Ingredients
- 12 oz. shell-on, headless tiger prawn or shrimp
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorn
- 3 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine
- 1 teaspooon sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped scallion
Directions
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1
Remove shells from the tiger prawn or shrimp, but keep the tail on. Lightly pound the black peppercorns using a mortal and pestle until they are coarsely cracked.
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2
You may use the flat side of your knife to press, crack, and coarsely chopped the peppercorns.
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3
Heat up a skillet or wok and add the melted butter on medium heat. Saute the garlic and black pepper until you smell the aroma of the pepper, add the tiger prawn or shrimp and stir to combine.
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4
Add the oyster sauce, stir a few times before adding the wine and sugar. Stir fry until the prawn or shrimp are cooked. Add the scallions, stir to mix well, dish out and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
For the best results, broil the black pepper shrimp in the oven for 1 minute to slightly char the surface.
Yeh Ximin
Mary Bostow
This is a perfect dinner for a busy weeknight! So easy, but so flavorful! Win-win!
Unnaa
Is there a substitute for the chinese rice wine?
Rasa Malaysia
Dry sherry or just skip.
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Sherry
Marissa
Just popped over from Instagram for this recipe! I love pepper shrimp but have always made it with Szechuan pepper – I’ve never made it with black pepper. And the other flavors you have going on here sound just perfect. I can’t wait to try this!!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Marissa, yes try this recipe, it’s amazing!
Nikita birkoff
This is so easy and quick especially for a lazy cook like me. But it was still so delicious. Thanks again for a great recipe.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for trying my black pepper shrimp recipe.
alstair
tastes better with natural shrimp, not from breeding farms.
Rasa Malaysia
Of course but it’s not easy to buy wild caught fresh shrimp here, they are still frozen.
Sakura
Hi,
I just tried this recipe and it is so good. My parents love it too. I will surely do it again.
Cheers,
Sakura
Melissa
Looks great! I pinned this one too :)
Tina
OMG is this ever good!!! Perfect combination of butter, garlic, pepper and a hint of sweetness. Goes great with steamed rice and green beans sauteed with garlic (yes, MORE garlic!)
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Tina. Yes this black pepper shrimp recipe is awesome!
Judith Baer
Omg, this was the fastest and tastiest dinner ever. It took just long enough to heat my chinese noodles. And dinner was ready. Thanks for sharing.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Judith, yes this recipe is awesome!