What can shrimp stock be used for? This must be a common question among those who have shrimp stock in the kitchen and want to experiment with their cooking. Shrimp stock can be used as a flavoring for tekwan, shrimp laksa, lontong mie, mie rebus Medan, and steamboat.
Shrimp stock can be used to improve the taste of the aforementioned dishes. The aromas will also be more distinctive. Curious about how it can improve those dishes? Check out the discussion below.
Dishes with Shrimp Stock
If you have shrimp stock and are unsure what to cook with it, have a look at the five dishes with shrimp stock below. All of these can be made at home.
Tekwan
Tekwan is an iconic Palembang dish made of Spanish Mackerel fish meatballs served in a fresh, clear soup. This savory dish also includes black jelly mushroom, yam, shrimp, dried tuberose, and rice vermicelli.
Shrimp stock is the foundation of tekwan soup and the key to its flavor. Shrimp stock adds a strong umami flavor to tekwan, making it more appetizing.
Shrimp Laksa
Shrimp laksa is a dish with a thick gravy soup that is rich in spices. This Peranakan dish combines coconut milk, shrimp stock, and spices with shrimp, noodles, chicken, eggs, and tofu.
Adding shrimp stock in laksa will provide umami taste. If you add lime juice, the taste will be more refreshing and balanced.
Lontong Mie
Lontong mie consists of noodles, lontong (long rice cake), tofu, and bean sprouts in a stew. This dish is popular in East Java and is often enjoyed for breakfast or lunch.
Shrimp stock is the secret to lontong mie’s stew flavor. Shrimp stock will enhance the flavor of lontong mie, making it more delicious while not leaving a fishy aftertaste.
Mie Rebus Medan
If you want dishes with thick soup, mie rebus Medan (noodles served in thick soup) is an interesting option. Yellow noodles, shrimp, boiled egg, white tofu, bean sprouts, fried shallots, boiled potatoes, and crackers round out the generous serving.
The thick soup in mie rebus Medan is made from tapioca flour, shrimp stock, and spices such as shallots, garlic, chilies, cinnamon, and so on. The shrimp stock enhances the spice's taste, making them more flavorful.
Steamboat
Don’t worry, you don’t need to go to a restaurant to enjoy a steamboat. You can prepare it by yourself at home using simple ingredients such as bok choy, enoki mushrooms, and various shrimp meatballs.
To give the soup a distinct savory flavor, you can use shrimp stock. Shrimp stock also enhances the aroma of the steamboat soup.
Conclusion
Now you don’t have to be confused about what dishes to use shrimp stock for. Here are five cooking ideas you can try at home:
- Tekwan
- Shrimp laksa
- Lontong mie
- Mie rebus Medan
- Steamboat
If your shrimp stock is running low and you want to make it yourself, use Frosala’s fresh frozen shrimp. You can process the shrimp meat into a variety of dishes, including shrimp in butter sauce and peyek udang.
Meanwhile, its shells and heads can be processed into shrimp stock, which is used in the five dishes listed above.
Each Frosala shrimp has gone through the same day freezing process to keep it fresh from the farm. Its quality is also consistently maintained until it arrives in your kitchen.
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