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Yunnan Crossing the Bridge Noodles
Silky rice noodles in a hot aromatic broth with raw protein that cooks table-side — a legendary Yunnan dish.
⏱ 50 min🔥 320 kcalMedium
★4.7(778)
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Chinese Shrimp Recipes
10 recipes using shrimp — Dim sum, Peking duck, kung pao chicken and the world's richest culinary heritage.
These 10 chinese shrimp recipes are ready in about 47 minutes on average, with 320–480 kcal per serving, and 30% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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47 min
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392 kcal
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30%
easy recipes
How Chinese cuisine cooks with shrimp
Chinese cooking balances texture, heat and the harmony of flavours — fast wok work and slow braises drawn from a vast regional repertoire. When Chinese cooks work with shrimp, they reach for soy sauce, ginger, garlic, spring onion, Shaoxing wine and sesame oil, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are frying, boiling, simmering and stir-frying.
Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, eggs, ground pork and toasted sesame oil. The dishes here span chinese classics ready in as little as 27 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 740 ratings.
10 Chinese Shrimp Recipes
lunch
Hong Kong Wonton Noodle Soup
Delicate shrimp wontons in a clear, aromatic broth with thin egg noodles — Hong Kong's signature dish.
⏱ 90 min🔥 360 kcalHard
★4.8(672)
✨ Newstarter
Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)
Cantonese dim sum classic — translucent wheat-starch dumplings hiding a pink shrimp filling, pleated into 8-fold purses.
⏱ 68 min🔥 320 kcalHard
★4.9(740)
✨ Newlunch
Chow Mein (Chinese Crispy Noodle Stir-Fry)
Crispy pan-fried noodles tossed with vegetables and meat in a savory sauce — one of Chinese cuisine's most satisfying dishes.
⏱ 35 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(2,010)
✨ Newlunch
Yangzhou Fried Rice (Chinese Egg and Shrimp Fried Rice)
Classic Chinese fried rice studded with shrimp, egg, char siu and peas, tossed hot and fast in a well-seasoned wok.
⏱ 35 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.5(33)
✨ Newbreakfast
Furong Dan (Chinese Egg Foo Young Style Omelet)
A fluffy Chinese-style omelet packed with shrimp, bean sprouts, and scallion, pan-fried until golden and topped with a savory gravy.
⏱ 30 min🔥 340 kcalEasy
★4.1(32)
✨ Newsoup
Huntun Tang (Chinese Wonton Soup)
Delicate pork and shrimp wontons simmered in a light, savory broth with scallion and a drizzle of sesame oil.
⏱ 50 min🔥 340 kcalMedium
★4.2(90)
✨ Newdinner
Spicy Yangzhou Fried Rice
Wok-fried day-old rice with egg, char siu, shrimp and a hit of red chile for a quick weeknight dinner.
⏱ 27 min🔥 465 kcalEasy
★4.5(81)
✨ Newdinner
Ginger Scallion Seafood Fried Rice
Wok-fried rice with shrimp, squid and scallop in a fragrant ginger-scallion sauce.
⏱ 35 min🔥 430 kcalMedium
★4.6(39)
✨ Newdinner
Cantonese Stuffed Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Bell peppers filled with seasoned pork and shrimp, pan-fried and simmered in garlicky black bean sauce.
⏱ 45 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.5(36)
Choosing & preparing shrimp
How to choose
Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.
Prep & storage
Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.
When is it done?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
Nutrition
Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley
Chinese Shrimp Recipes — FAQ
How long do Chinese shrimp recipes take to make?
Most of these 10 Chinese shrimp recipes are ready in around 47 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Spicy Yangzhou Fried Rice, takes about 27 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 90 minutes.
How many calories are in Chinese shrimp dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 320 to 480 kcal per serving, averaging 392 kcal — Yunnan Crossing the Bridge Noodles is the lightest option at 320 kcal.
What is the easiest Chinese shrimp recipe for beginners?
Yangzhou Fried Rice (Chinese Egg and Shrimp Fried Rice) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 35 minutes. 30% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with shrimp in Chinese cooking?
In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, eggs, ground pork and toasted sesame oil. Chinese kitchens also lean on soy sauce, ginger, garlic, spring onion, Shaoxing wine and sesame oil.
How do I know when shrimp is properly cooked?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
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