Recipe - Drunken Fresh Shrimps Sichuan Style

10 One half ounce Live freshwater shrimps
3 One half ounce Scallion white
1 ounce Scallions; chopped
15 Sichuan roasted peppercorns
One fourth teaspoon Salt; or to taste
2 teaspoon Soy sauce
2 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 tablespoon Meat stock
2 teaspoon Strong white liquor
One fourth teaspoon Msg

1. Crush the peppercorns and the scallion white together, and mix with
salt, soy sauce, sesame oil, stock, MSG to make a dipping sauce.

2. Wash the shrimps well to rid them of any sand. Cut off the whiskers and
feet, wash again, and drain. Place in a bowl and aside.

3. A few minutes before serving, pour the liquor over the shrimps, add
chopped scallions and cover the bowl with a dish. Invert the bowl and
weight it so the shrimps cannot get out.

4. To eat, dip the live shrimps in the dipping sauce.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 233 by James and Susan Kirkland
kirkland@gj.net on Nov 09, 1997