Gambas-a-la-plancha

Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings
4
Ingredients:
  • 16 shrimps 

    • For the teriyaki sauce:
  • 10 cl of Kikkoman soy sauce (green lid) 
  • 1 teaspoon of grated ginger
  • 1/2 clove of garlic 
  • 5 cl of rice vinegar (mirin) 
  • 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of corn-starch (optional)
Instructions:
    For the teriyaki sauce:
  1. Bring the soy sauce, mirin and sugar to boil in a saucepan.
  2. Add the minced garlic and ginger. Reduce by half then add the corn-starch diluted in a little water (optional).
Cooking the shrimps:
  1. Shell the shrimps keeping the heads and tails.
  2. Heat the griddle (plancha).
  3. Cover the shrimps with a little teriyaki sauce and place them on the griddle for 1 to 2 minutes on each side.
  4. Serve the shrimps with the rest of the teriyaki sauce. 
    Chef’s tip:
    You can marinate the shrimps for 15 minutes in teriyaki sauce before cooking them. You can add a pinch of Espelette pepper to the shrimps before cooking them, and they will be even better.
Seafood