Sweet and Sour Shrimp Recipe
- cook TIME 20 mins
- prep TIME 5 mins
- total TIME 25 mins
Ingredients (24)
- 9 oz peeled shrimp from 18 oz whole
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 medium egg
- 2 1/2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp Heinz ketchup
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp orange juice from about half an orange
- 2 tbsp pineapple juice from about 2 oz pineapple
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 oz pineapple cut into chunks
- 4 oz red bell peppers about a medium, cut into chunks
- 4 oz green bell peppers about a medium, cut into chunks
- 2 oz onion about half a medium, cut into chunks
- 1 tbsp garlic about 3 cloves, minced
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 cup canola oil (*)
- 1/2 tbsp sesame toasted
- 2 tbsp scallion chopped
- 3 cups cooked medium-grain rice
INSTRUCTIONS
Place 1/3 cup cornstarch in a bowl and scoop out 1 tsp to save for later. Add to the bowl 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, 2 tbsp water, and 1 egg, whisk it all together.
Then add 9 oz worth of peeled shrimp and mix to coat them evenly.
In another bowl, mix the 1 tsp cornstarch you saved earlier with 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp pineapple juice, 2 tbsp orange juice, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1/2 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Set aside. The fruit juices can be replaced with 1 tbsp honey if necessary.
Heat 1/2 cup canola oil in a saucepan over low heat. Drizzle a few drops of batter into the oil; when the batter floats to the top sizzling, the oil's hot and ready. Fry the battered shrimp, 2 minutes per side.
Place them on a cooling rack or on a dish lined with blotting paper.
Skim all of the batter bits out of the oil, and pour it into a small bowl to save for later, leaving about 1 1/2 tbsp in the saucepan. Turn the heat to medium and sauté 1 tbsp minced garlic for about 30 seconds. Add 4 oz red bell peppers, 4 oz green bell peppers and 2 oz onions to sauté for about 3 minutes.
Pour in the sauce you prepared earlier, stir around for a minute until it thickens a little.
Add 2 oz pineapple and the shrimp. Stir gently to coat and turn the stove off.
Sprinkle 2 tbsp chopped scallions and 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds on top.
Enjoy with 3 cups cooked medium-grain rice.
