Hei Bee Hiam Recipe (Spicy Dried Shrimps)

Published on June 26, 2014 | By Foodclappers |

- Cook Time
- 45 Minutes
- Difficulty Level

If you are a spicy lover, try this hei bee hiam or spicy dried shrimps recipe. You will love this condiment as it goes very well with plain porridge, kang kong vegetables, brown rice and even bread.

Chef Tips:
If hei bee hiam is not dry, it cannot preserve long.

Recipe Rating

(4.4 /5)
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Ingredients

200g dried shrimps
100g garlic
100g small onion
150g big chilli
20g small chilli (chilli padi - optional)
1/3 cup oil
1 tbsp sugar

Instructions

1. Cut away the skin of garlic and onion.
2. Cut away the green stalk.
3. Quick rinse shrimps, garlic, onion, chilli and air dry it.
4. Cut the chilli into small parts for easy grinding. (If you do not want it to be too spicy, take out the chilli seed and don’t add chilli padi.)
5. Grind the shrimps but not too fine. Take out and set aside.
6. Grind garlic and onion. Add in chilli to grind together.
7. Add in the grinded shrimps and grind together again with chilli.
8. Heat up oil and stir fry the shrimps mixture with medium flame. Keep stirring till it dry up.
9. Lower flame, add sugar and continue stirring till sugar melt, otherwise it will burn.
10. Let it cool down.
11. Keep in air-tight container and put in the fridge. If you are able to finish it within days, it is alright to put it outside. But, must always use a clean spoon to scoop the spicy dried shrimps.