Chinese Sizzling Rice Soup Recipe (海鲜锅巴)

🎉 EARLY BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 🥢 PRINTABLE RECIPE - ❤️ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Sizzling rice seafood soup is hearty and steaming warm, which makes it the ideal recipe for cold winter days, and it’s bound to bring impressions as it sizzles when you serve, adding some playful interaction to your dining experience. Some of the rice crackers absorb the soup and become tender and savory, while the other part of the crackers stay crispy. You get different textures and depth of flavors. INGREDIENTS Make the Rice Cracker 1.5 cups of jasmine rice (Amazon Link - ) 2 cups of water 1/2 tsp of salt 1/2 tsp of garlic powder (Amazon Link - ) 1/2 tsp of ground white pepper (Amazon Link - ) 2-3 cups of oil to deep fry Make the Seafood Soup 300g / of head-on and shell-on shrimp 4 oz of scallop 4 oz of squid a pinch of salt to season the seafood some black pepper to season the seafood 2 tsp of cooking oil to season the seafood 2.5 tbsp of cooking oil to sear the seafood 3 cloves of garlic, finely diced 1/2 inch of ginger sliced thinly 1 shallot, sliced thinly 1 tbsp of soy sauce (Amazon Link - ) 1/2 tbsp of oyster sauce (Amazon Link - ) 1/2 tbsp of tomato paste (Amazon Link - ) 85g / 3 oz of carrot, sliced 85g / 3 oz of lettuce stem, sliced 85g / 3 oz of mushrooms 2 cups of hot water 1 tbsp of room-temperature water 1 tbsp of cornstarch INSTRUCTIONS Wash the rice several times and drain it thoroughly. Add the rice and water into a pot and bring it to a simmer over high heat. Put on the lid. Switch the heat to low and cook the rice for another 15 minutes. Once done, fluff the rice and season it with 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of garlic powder, and some ground black pepper to taste and mix well. Wrap a baking pan with parchment paper. Evenly spread the rice in the baking pan and press it down tightly. Stick the rice tray into the oven. Set the temperature to 200 F, and let it dry for 3.5 hours. During this time, come back ever 30 minutes to open the oven to release the steam. Once done, remove the parchment paper and break the rice into bite-size pieces. Store the rice crackers in a sealed jar at room temperature for up to 6 months and deep fry it whenever you want. To prepare the shrimp, tear the head off, use a pair of scissors to cut the back open, peel the shell, and remove the vein. Reserve the heads and shells. Cut the squid tubes open and score them with crisscross pattern. Use paper towels to dry the shrimp, squid, and scallops. Season the seafood with salt, some black pepper to taste, and a drizzle of cooking oil. Mix well and set it aside. For the vegetables, peel and slice a carrot into slices, slice a few pieces of bok choy into bite-size pieces, and tear the mushroom into bite-size pieces as well. Besides that, finely dice three garlic cloves, slice 1/2 inch of ginger, and one shallot. Turn the heat to high. Add a drizzle of oil. Sear the seafood until golden brown. The squid cooks fast, so you have to take it out of the wok as soon as it curls. Set the seafood aside. To the same wok, add another drizzle of oil and toss in the shrimp heads, shells, garlic, ginger, and shallots. Stir for a few minutes or until the shrimp heads turn pink. You want to see some orange goodness rendering out from them. Season it with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and tomato paste. Stir until everything is well mingled. Switch the heat to high and pour in 2 cups of hot water. Put on the lid and let it simmer over low heat for a couple of minutes. Use a sieve to fish out the solid ingredients. Now, you have made a rich, flavorful shrimp stock. Toss in the carrot, mushrooms, bok choy, and seafood. Quickly mix 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 1 tbsp of water and pour it into the soup. Stir until it thickens. And your seafood soup is done. Give it a taste to see if you need to adjust the saltiness. Set the soup aside for now. Bring the oil to 400°F. Fry the rice crackers for 30-40 seconds or until the crackers are golden brown. Fish out the rice crackers and put them on a serving plate. Immediately serve the seafood soup all over the top and enjoy the sizzling sound.