油焖大虾 (yóumèndàxiā) · oil-braised prawns

Measure Word

一盘油焖大虾 pán

Meanings

1 oil-braised prawns
2 red-braised jumbo shrimp

Made with

About the dish

鲁菜 Shandong · 热菜 Hot dish

Large prawns cooked whole in the shell in plenty of oil, then braised with sugar, vinegar, ginger and scallion in a red, glossy, sweet-savoury sauce. You peel them yourself. In Hubei the name often means spicy crayfish.

Usually contains shellfish

Characters

braise / simmer covered

Examples

HSK 7-9

招牌菜是油焖大虾。

Zhāopáicài shì yóumèndàxiā.

The signature dish is oil-braised prawns.

HSK 7-9

油焖大虾用的是渤海的对虾。

Yóumèndàxiā yòng de shì Bóhǎi de duì xiā.

Oil-braised prawns are made with Bohai Sea prawns.

Tips

culture

Classic Shandong (Lu cuisine) dish using whole jumbo prawns browned in oil, then braised with sugar, vinegar, ginger and scallions. Since the 2010s, the name is also used for Hubei-style crayfish (小龙虾) dishes.