Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet and sour shrimp. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Reduce heat; stir in sweet-and-sour sauce. It may be tempting to pick up a take-out menu, but making a homemade stir-fry is a lot easier than you think. This wok-fired sweet and sour shrimp dish will satisfy all savory, sweet, and tangy cravings.
Sweet and Sour Shrimp is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Sweet and Sour Shrimp is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Get 500 g medium shrimps
- Make ready 1 egg, beaten
- Make ready 1 cup cornstarch
- Make ready Salt and pepper
- Make ready Oil for frying
- Take for the veggies:
- Prepare 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil or corn oil
- Get 1 onion, sliced
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- Make ready 1 medium carrot, sliced
- Make ready 1 pc. red bell pepper, diced
- Take 1/2 can pineapple chunks (reserve syrup for sweet and sour sauce)
- Make ready Leeks or Green onions, to garnish
- Get for the sauce:
- Make ready 3 tbsps. Cane vinegar
- Take 1/2 cup pineapple syrup from canned pineapple
- Take 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Prepare 1/3 cup tomato ketchup
- Get 2 pcs. Bay leaves
- Get 1 cup water
- Make ready 3-4 tbsps. Sweet chili sauce
- Make ready 2 tbsps. Cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tbsps. Water
I love making simple, quick, and flavorful meals for the whole family to enjoy. While the shrimp are cooking, I make an easy homemade sweet and sour sauce. After the shrimp and peppers come out of the oven, they get tossed with fresh pineapple chunks and the sauce. I also like to put up a pot of rice to boil at the same time as I put the shrimp in the oven.
Instructions 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.
Serve the sweet and sour shrimp over the rice and enjoy! Sweet and sour shrimp with green peppers, pea pods, carrots, in a sweet and sour pineapple sauce. I love sweet and sour anything and this shrimp version is so good. I especially like it because this is a quick week night meal that seems special at the same time. Chinese Sweet and Sour Shrimp is one of the easiest shrimp recipes to make at home.
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