Sweet & Sour Shrimp Recipe
Sweet & Sour Shrimp is a yummy shrimp preparation that you can present at any of your parties with pride. You just have to try it! Here is the Sweet & Sour Shrimp recipe.
Ingredients
1 lb. fresh shrimp
Marinade:
1 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 egg white
2 tablespoons cornstarch
6 cups oil for deep-frying
1 green pepper, chopped in 1-inch squares
1 tomato, chopped
2/3 cup Sweet & Sour Sauce
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons chicken broth
1/3 cup diced pineapple
Directions
Shell and devein shrimp.
Rinse and pat dry with a paper towel.
Combine marinade ingredients and shrimp in a medium bowl; mix well.
Let stand 30 minutes.
Place cornstarch in a saucer.
Pat marinated shrimp dry with a paper towel and coat with cornstarch.
Heat 6 cups oil in a wok over high heat to 350°F (175°C).
Reduce heat to medium.
Carefully lower shrimp into hot oil with a slotted metal spoon.
Deep-fry several at a time until pink, about 15 seconds.
Remove shrimp with slotted spoon.
Drain well on paper towels.
Remove oil except 2 tablespoons from wok.
Heat wok 1 minute over medium heat.
Add green pepper and tomato.
Stir-fry about 1 minute.
Add Sweet & Sour Sauce, 1/3 cup water, chicken broth and pineapple.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Add shrimp, stirring well to coat with sauce.
Rinse and pat dry with a paper towel.
Combine marinade ingredients and shrimp in a medium bowl; mix well.
Let stand 30 minutes.
Place cornstarch in a saucer.
Pat marinated shrimp dry with a paper towel and coat with cornstarch.
Heat 6 cups oil in a wok over high heat to 350°F (175°C).
Reduce heat to medium.
Carefully lower shrimp into hot oil with a slotted metal spoon.
Deep-fry several at a time until pink, about 15 seconds.
Remove shrimp with slotted spoon.
Drain well on paper towels.
Remove oil except 2 tablespoons from wok.
Heat wok 1 minute over medium heat.
Add green pepper and tomato.
Stir-fry about 1 minute.
Add Sweet & Sour Sauce, 1/3 cup water, chicken broth and pineapple.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Add shrimp, stirring well to coat with sauce.