Sweet and Sour Shrimp
Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Hello everybody, it is Drew, 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’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Sweet and Sour Shrimp is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Sweet and Sour Shrimp is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have sweet and sour shrimp using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Shrimp:
  1. Get 500 g medium shrimps
  2. Get 1 egg, beaten
  3. Prepare 1 cup cornstarch
  4. Make ready Salt and pepper
  5. Prepare Oil for frying
  6. Take for the veggies:
  7. Get 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil or corn oil
  8. Make ready 1 onion, sliced
  9. Get 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  10. Take 1 medium carrot, sliced
  11. Take 1 pc. red bell pepper, diced
  12. Make ready 1/2 can pineapple chunks (reserve syrup for sweet and sour sauce)
  13. Get Leeks or Green onions, to garnish
  14. Prepare for the sauce:
  15. Prepare 3 tbsps. Cane vinegar
  16. Take 1/2 cup pineapple syrup from canned pineapple
  17. Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar
  18. Make ready 1/3 cup tomato ketchup
  19. Make ready 2 pcs. Bay leaves
  20. Take 1 cup water
  21. Take 3-4 tbsps. Sweet chili sauce
  22. Prepare 2 tbsps. Cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tbsps. Water
Steps to make Sweet and Sour Shrimp:
  1. Prepare shrimp: Cut off legs then slice the back halfway through,making sure head and tail are still attached. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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