Sauteed Dried Shrimp (Maleun Saewoo Bokkeum)

Ingredients

• 5 oz dried pink shrimp ((about 3 cups in volume))
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil ((neutral flavored))
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp rice syrup ((조청 Jochung, or maple syrup))
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce ((Jin Ganjang))
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 Tbsp cooking sake or mirin

Instructions

1. 1

   Make the sauce ahead in a separate bowl by adding and mixing 1 T each of soy sauce, sugar and sake (or mirin).

2. 2

   Heat oil in a frying pan over med high heat.

3. 3

   When oil is hot (when it flows around like water), add the shrimp to the pan and sauté for 3 min.

4. 4

   Lower heat to medium and sprinkle sugar evenly on shrimp and sauté for another 3 min.

5. 5

   Lower heat to low and sprinkle the sauce (made in step 1) all around the shrimp so that it’s all nicely mixed. Continue mixing and sauteing for 3 more minutes.

6. 6

   Drizzle rice syrup (조청) or maple syrup on the shrimp mixture. Turn heat up to medium and continue stirring and frying for 2 minutes or until they look nicely browned.