P F Changs Singapore Black Pepper Shrimp Food

BLACK PEPPER SHRIMP (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Rinse and drain shrimp and place in shallow baking pan.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
• Add the garlic and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Pour the garlic butter mixture over shrimp and toss to coat.
• Sprinkle about half the pepper over shrimp until they are well covered.
• Remember--don't be afraid!
• Bake until pink (about 5 minutes).
• Turn shrimp over sprinkle with remaining pepper and bake a few minutes longer.
• Don't overcook!

PF CHANG'S SHRIMP WITH CANDIED WALNUTS

Steps:

• The the walnuts:.
• Prepare a piece of parchment paper or lightly grease a baking sheet. Set aside.
• Combine water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add in the walnuts, stirring constantly. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until thickened. Place the walnuts on the parchment paper or baking sheet. Separating them carefully. Allow them to cool fully.
• An alternative to this is to simply toss the walnuts in a skillet with some white sugar and heat over medium-high heat, tossing constantly until the sugar is melted and caramelized.
• For the sauce:.
• Whisk this together over a low heat until warm. You want a very pale yellow color, if the color is too pale, add a dash more tumeric. Remove from heat.
• The the shrimp:.
• Clean and dry shrimp well.
• Whisk egg whites lightly in a bowl, add the shrimp and coat well.
• Combine the flour and cornstarch with some salt and pepper. Dredge the shrimp.
• Fry shrimp in hot oil, 3-5 minutes until the breading is golden and the shrimp are pink. Fry only a couple shrimp at a time, transferring to a paper towel to drain. Continue until all the shrimp are cooked.
• Toss the shrimp and honey dew and/or cantaloupe melon balls in the warm sauce. Top with candied walnuts and a light sprinkling of coconut. Serve over rice!

SINGAPORE BLACK PEPPER CRAB

Steps:

• Put kecap manis, oyster sauce, sugar and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl, stir, then set aside.
• Pull back the apron of each crab, remove top shell, then intestines and feathery gills. Rinse quickly.
• Cut each crab into quarters and crack the legs gently (I use a meat mallet) so the flavours can enter.
• Heat the oil in a very large wok over high heat; add the crab pieces and stir fry in batches until the shell is bright orange and the meat almost cooked (about 5 minutes). Remove and repeat until all is cooked.
• Add the butter, ginger, garlic, chilli, black and white peppers and coriander to the wok; stir fry 30 seconds.
• Add the sauce mixture and stir; bring to the boil, then simmer 2 minutes.
• Return the crab to the wok and toss to coat in the sauce.
• Cook a further 2-3 minutes to finish cooking the crab then garnish with the spring onions and coriander leaves.
• Serve at once.

P F CHANG'S SHRIMP WITH LOBSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel shrimp and devein. Rinse shrimp and mix with cornstarch and white wine in a bowl. Mix sauce ingredients except cornstarch and marinate ground pork for 15 minutes.
• Add oil in wok and heat over medium-high heat. Stir in shrimp and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove with a strainer and set aside. Reserve oil.
• Reheat wok and add garlic. Cook until aromatic (1 minute), then add the mushrooms and the ground pork, stirring constantly until the color of the pork changes (3 minutes).
• Simmer over medium heat (2 minutes). Combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup water and then add to pork mixture. Add shrimp back into the pork mixture. Cook until heated through (4 minutes).
• Combine beaten eggs with salt. Clear a space in the pan by pushing everything to the sides and add the beaten egg mixture.
• Allow to set and then scramble quickly (1 minute). Stir all together and serve hot over rice.

P F CHANG'S SINGAPORE BLACK PEPPER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Remove the head and shell of each shrimp, leaving only the shell tail intact. Devein by cutting along the top middle part of the shrimp and remove the black veins.
• Cut the spring onions in 1 inch lengths and separate thick bottom white stalks from the top green portion.
• Pound the black peppercorns using mortar and pestle till coarse (not powdery).
• Melt butter in heated wok or large skillet. Add garlic, crushed peppercorns and thick spring onion (white) stalks and stir fry until garlic is lightly browned.
• Add water, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and brown sugar. Add shrimp and the rest of the spring onions (green). Stir fry till shrimp are cooked (5-7 minutes).