Biluo Shrimp, which belongs to the Su Cuisine, is a famous traditional dish in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Mainly with shrimp as the main material and with Biluochun used skillfully as the ingredient, the finished dish is with the characteristics of fresh tea flavor, light refreshingness and simple and elegant color and luster. The shrimps are white as jade in color, and the tea leaves are affixed to them. Eating into mouth, they are with fresh tea flavor. Being fresh and tender, they are with some sweet taste.
This dish of Biluo Shrimp is made from very particular materials. The best raw materials are river shrimps from Taihu Lake whose meat is fresh and delicious. Another raw material, Biluochun tea, is selected from the two islands of Dongshan and Xishan on Dongting Mountain, Taihu Lake, Suzhou. With the tea liquor of faint scent of Biluochun as seasoning, it is cooked together with river shrimps.
Remove the tail of fresh river shrimps, squeeze the shrimp from head to tail, and repeat. Put a little salt and water into the squeezed shrimps and gently wash them with hands. After being there for half an hour, the shrimp thread will fall off automatically. The white shrimps are full and elastic. Add a little salt, add egg white and water starch, stir constantly with great vigor.
Stir-fry the shrimps quickly to keep them fresh and tender and in this way, the fresh scent of the tea liquor shall be kept. By having tea dotted beside the shrimps, not only the color shall be matched, but also the mouth shall be cleaned. The tea liquor is fragrant and has the function of removing fishiness. This dish is prepared with tea instead of wine, highlighting the flavor characteristics of the dish.
Having the Biluochun tea dotted with shrimps, the Biluo Shrimp with fragrant and fresh tea flavor, light refreshingness as well as simple and elegant color and luster can be presented to diners. After eating into mouth, not only the fresh taste of river shrimps, but also the fragrance of famous tea is there, which makes it have lasting appeal.
