Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet and sour shrimp. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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This sweet and sour shrimp recipe is made with crispy shrimp, colorful veggies and pineapple, all tossed in a homemade sweet and sour sauce. The perfect quick and easy summer dinner that's great for entertaining! There's nothing better than enjoying a restaurant quality meal in the comfort of your.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour shrimp using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Shrimp:
- Prepare 500 g medium shrimps
- Get 1 egg, beaten
- Take 1 cup cornstarch
- Get Salt and pepper
- Get Oil for frying
- Take for the veggies:
- Get 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil or corn oil
- Take 1 onion, sliced
- Take 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- Prepare 1 medium carrot, sliced
- Prepare 1 pc. red bell pepper, diced
- Take 1/2 can pineapple chunks (reserve syrup for sweet and sour sauce)
- Prepare Leeks or Green onions, to garnish
- Take for the sauce:
- Prepare 3 tbsps. Cane vinegar
- Get 1/2 cup pineapple syrup from canned pineapple
- Get 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Take 1/3 cup tomato ketchup
- Prepare 2 pcs. Bay leaves
- Take 1 cup water
- Prepare 3-4 tbsps. Sweet chili sauce
- Get 2 tbsps. Cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tbsps. Water
Heat a large wok over high heat. Add the oil, swirling to coat the sides and bottom of the pan. This Chinese favorite can be on your table in a flash using traditional sweet-and-sour ingredients. Add crunch, not fat, by coating shrimp and tofu with cornstarch, and then pan-fry.
Steps to make Sweet and Sour Shrimp:
- Prepare shrimp: Cut off legs then slice the back halfway through,making sure head and tail are still attached. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a wok, Dip shrimp in egg then coat with cornstarch then deep fry shrimp until color turns pink and the coating becomes golden and crisp. Drain on paper towels. Set aside.
- Heat oil and saute onion and garlic until fragrant. Add the rest of the veggies except for pineapple chunks. Saute until tender,about 1 minute. Add pineapple chunks and mix well. Set aside.
- Make the sweet-sour sauce: In a saucepan, mix all ingredients (except for the cornstach mixture) simmer over medium heat until reduced by half. Let cool. Pour in sauce in a wok and bring to a boil.thicken with the cornstarch and water mixture. Once thicken, toss in the fried shrimp and veggies. Transfer to a platter and garnish with sliced leeks before serving. Serve immediately.
This healthier Sweet and Sour Shrimp Stir-Fry has all the flavor of your favorite restaurant version without all the calories and loads of sugar! Sweet and sour chicken used to be my go-to for Chinese takeout food. Crispy pieces of battered chicken in a sticky sweet sauce, I couldn't resist the stuff. Sweet-and-sour dishes are a wonderfully delicious way to experience the yin and yang of Chinese cooking. In this recipe, a variety of colors are used in the If you decide not to use the celery and carrot, you can cut all the vegetables into chunks to match the pineapple and the shrimp shapes.
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