Stir-Fried Sesame Shrimp and Spinach

• Total Time: Approximately 15 minutes

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The classic Chinese technique for cleaning shrimp—designed to preserve succulent flavor and achieve a crisp texture—relies on a salt-and-water combination, notes Grace Young, author of Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge. This method entails either rinsing the shrimp twice in heavily salted water or rubbing them with salt before rinsing with plain water. For salt-restricted diets, plain water rinsing alone is sufficient.

I recommend bunch spinach for this recipe: there is no need to de-stem it—simply trim the base of the leaves and rinse thoroughly.

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