What Is Shrimp, dried and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with shrimp, dried? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 6 recipes to put it to work.

Recipes using shrimp, dried

There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Pad Thai Stir-Fried Rice Ribbon Noodles

Authentic Pad Thai with shrimp, chicken, and rice ribbon noodles in a dry-coat sauce of yellow bean, fish sauce, and tomato paste. Finished with peanuts, bean sprouts, lime, and cilantro the way a Bangkok street stall would.

Thai Roasted Chile Paste

Cooks in Southeast Asia make use of pastes that combine roasted fresh or dried chillies with a variety of other seasonings. Various commercial chilli pastes are sold, but a good chile paste is also easy to make at home.

Sweet & Sour Aubergines

Thai fire-roasted eggplant dressed in a hot fish sauce, lemon, and sugar glaze with shallots, cilantro, and dried shrimp powder. Smoky, tangy, and ready in 25 minutes.

Bean Thread Salad (Yum Woon Sen)

This salad is very easy to make, and combines the sour, sweet and salty flavors typical of Thai cuisine.

Mee Krob (Sweet Thai Noodles)

Crispy puffed rice noodles coated in sweet-tart syrup with deep-fried tofu, shrimp, and lacy egg nets. This authentic Mee Krob brings the bold flavors of Thai street food right to your kitchen.

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