This Chinese Garlic Shrimp Clay Pot recipe is impressive, very delicious, and surprisingly easy to make.  It is a great candidate for Chinese New Year dinner, not just because it symbolizes wealth and happiness “rolling in,” but also because you can prepare the entire dish in advance! This also makes it a wonderful makeahead weeknight dinner, potluck dish, or dinner party centerpiece.  What Characterizes a Chinese Casserole or Clay Pot Dish? We love ordering clay pot dishes—also sometimes referred to in English as “casseroles”—when we go out to eat at a Cantonese restaurant.While they take longer to cook than other items on the menu, there’s something irresistible about the way the waiters bring them out to the table, bubbling away and still piping hot from the residual heat of the clay pot.    These clay pot dishes involve combining all the ingredients and simmering or braising them together to create a rich tapestry of flavors and textures.The dish is served directly in the pot itself, wowing diners and allowing the dish to stay warm on the table.  While you may have had clay pot stews like Sarah’s Chicken & Soft Tofu Casserole, Bill’s Clay Pot Fish & Tofu, or my Cantonese Eggplant Casserole, or Clay Pot Rice dishes like our Chicken & Mushroom Clay Pot Rice or Hong Kong Clay Pot Rice, this one is a bit different.  It’s not a stew or a rice dish, but rather a layering of flavors and textures.

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