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Home > Fish + Seafood Recipes

Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp

BY :Bebs | Published: 07/06/ 2019 | Updated:07/23/ 2019 | 16 Comments

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This Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp is a delicious and innovative way to serve shrimp! The salted egg yolks has turned this simple dish into a creamy, savory, rich treat. It is so quick and easy to make that is sure to impress!

Salted Egg Shrimp

Salted egg is all the rage these days but it is nothing really new to Filipino cuisine. It has been part of our lives for many years as a go-to viand for a quick meal. Or when the budget is tight (remembering college days and impromtu outings...), just add tomatoes and you are good to go!

It is also commonly used as a topping for sweet treats like ensaymada, puto and bibingka. Or to make other food like siopao bola-bola (steamed pork buns) and tamales extra special. It is also used for adding the savory flavors to salad like Pako salad (fiddlehead fern) or ensaladas.

The use of salted eggs has even gained more popularity in the recent years, not only in the Philippines but around Asia. Now there are snacks flavored with salted eggs yolks. From potatoes, mushrooms, chicken and fish skins and biscuits. You name it! It seems like you can put in any dish and it will make it taste better.

Recipes using salted egg yolks are also becoming very  fashionable in the Asian food scene. Salted Egg Shrimp is one of them, and is my favorite so far!

I love how simple and how quick you can prepare this dish. But itis soooo good that you can seve it for special events or occassions. Will definitely impress your friends  and family with your cooking skills.

Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp Recipe

Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp Recipe

What you will need :

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • ½ stick butter (50g)
  • 6 cloves garlic -minced
  • 2 pieces Thai chili
  • 4 pieces salted egg yolks
  • 125 ml table cream or all-purpose cream
  • 50 ml water
  • 1 pound shrimp
  • Salt

Salted Egg Shrimp Ingredients

How to make Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp:

  1. Heat oil and melt butter in a pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the minced garlic.
  3. Add salted egg yolks and mash with the back of a spoon.
  4. Stir in the chili peppers and pour in the cream and water and mix until well blended and sauce becomes creamy.
  5. Stir in shrimp and season with salt. Toss and cook shrimp until done.

Additional Tips:

Buy fresh shrimp or prawns. Here is an article to guide you on how to choose, clean, and store fresh shrimp.

Keep the head for more flavor.

Slit the back of the prawn using a sharp knife, devein, wash and drain in a colander. Making the slip a little deeper will make the shimp open up a little while you cook then and will make it easier for the sauce to cling.

If you are not able to get salted eggs, then make your own. Read this post on how to make salted eggs.

Salted Egg Prawns

Spicy Salted Egg Shrimp
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Salted Egg Shrimp

5 from 5 votes
Sink your teeth in some plump, juicy, sweet shrimp cooked in spicy creamy, rich, and savory salted egg sauce.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 7 mins
Total Time: 17 mins
Course :Main Course
Servings =4
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Ingredients
 

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • ½ stick butter (50g)
  • 6 cloves garlic -minced
  • 2 pieces Thai chili
  • 4 pieces salted egg yolks
  • 125 ml table cream
  • 50 ml water
  • 1 pound shrimp -medium to large size, deveined and washed
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a large skillet or pan over medium heat. Add butter and melt.
  • Add the minced garlic and cook just until limp and aromatic.
  • Add the salted egg yolks and stir. Break into pieces by pressing it against the pan with the back of a spoon. It will start to bubble and that is fine.
  • Stir in the chili peppers and pour in the cream. Mix until blended. Pour in water and mix until it is well blended and sauce becomes creamy.
  • Add the shrimp and season with salt. Cook for 5 minutes or until they turn completely pink and opened up a little.
  • Transfer to serving plate and enjoy with steaming hot rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 24gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 370mgSodium: 996mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 825IUVitamin C: 7.3mgCalcium: 196mgIron: 2.5mg
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  1. Rachel says

    June 10, 2020 at 1:27 am

    5 stars
    Best salted egg shrimp recipe I've tried! Easiest one, too! I didn't have table cream on hand so I used heavy whipping cream instead and it worked out perfectly.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      June 10, 2020 at 2:19 am

      Glad that you like it, Rachel.

      Reply
  2. Paul says

    May 29, 2020 at 12:49 am

    Hi. Just wanna ask will it still be the same if I include the whites of the salted eggs?

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      June 08, 2020 at 11:22 pm

      Hi Paul, sure go ahead. It might not be as smooth but would still taste good.

      Reply
  3. Jessica says

    May 12, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    5 stars
    I tried this recipe and it's really delicious. My husband likes it so much. It's creamy, flavorful and very easy to make. Will definitely cook this again! 🙂

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      May 12, 2020 at 6:46 pm

      Thanks for the really great comment, Jessica.

      Reply
  4. Ellie L. says

    January 22, 2020 at 7:57 am

    5 stars
    Oh my gosh, this was so good! I lost my internet connection when I was about to make it, so I had to kind of make up the measurements because I couldn’t remember everything perfectly. I did it mostly the same, but I added the egg yolk after the cream and water, and that might have contributed to the fact that my sauce was a little bit grainy-bus still delicious! I added a dash of cooking wine after cooking the garlic and before adding the cream and water. I used half and half in place of the cream, and I topped mind with cilantro. I will definitely make this again, but next time I will put the heat on medium-low and hopefully the yolks will stay smooth this time.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      January 22, 2020 at 10:32 am

      Hi Ellie, thanks for the 5 stars and glad it worked fine for you! I like the touch of wine...pretty sure I will try it next time.

      Reply
  5. Marion says

    November 05, 2019 at 3:49 am

    If I add white wine to cut down the fishyness of the shrimp, when is the best time to add it? Before or after salted egg? Thnx.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      November 05, 2019 at 9:10 pm

      Hi Marion, I would add it on the last part after the shrimp are added.

      Reply
  6. Ed says

    October 25, 2019 at 6:28 am

    Is the garnishing parsley or cilantro? Will try this recipe on My mother in law ‘s birthday? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      October 25, 2019 at 8:36 am

      I usually use parsley because Armin does not like the taste of Cilantro...but you can use any of the two or just skip it.

      Reply
  7. 2pots2cook says

    July 25, 2019 at 6:32 pm

    5 stars
    Lunch time over here 🙂 now ! Sooo inviting, quick and easy one for the extreme heats we have ! Thank you so much !

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      July 26, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Yes, it is quite easy! Hope you give it a try.

      Reply
  8. Jojo Panganiban says

    July 08, 2019 at 11:22 am

    5 stars
    Excited to get recipes! Thank you so much❤️

    Reply
    • Bebs says

      July 09, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      Your welcome, Jojo.

      Reply

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