Delicious and succulent Sweet and Sour Shrimp, two ways! This recipe will not only teach you a versatile sweet and sour sauce, but also simple and easy ways to prepare shrimp.
Any dish that has the words “Sweet and sour,” in it seems to be a popular dish for many people.
In fact, you can probably make almost any Chinese dish into “Sweet and Sour.”
Sweet and sour dishes can not only add a burst of color to the family table, but the flavor combination is irresistible once you have them! It is definitely one of the most popular ways to eat dishes in the West.
Today I’m going to share with you two of my favorite ways to enjoy sweet and sour shrimp.
The first is with mango and various vegetables; the second is more simple with just the shrimp and sauce, but equally delicious!
The first ingredient is obviously shrimp! You will need around 200g net weight for this recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1) 1 Mango
- 2) 30g of each Green and red peppers
- 3) 10g of Green onion
- 4) 10g of Garlic
- 5) 10g of Yellow wine
- 6) a little egg white
Sweet and sour sauce seasoning:
- 1) 40g Ketchup
- 2) 40g White vinegar
- 3) 30g White sugar
- 4) 1g Salt
- 5) ½ tsp Starch
Mango shrimp stir fry:
Step 1: Shrimp are peeled and cleaned. Cut the peppers and mango into large pieces, the green onions are cut into about 1 inch long sections, and the garlic is sliced thin.
Step 2: The shrimp is put into a bowl with the yellow wine.
Step 3: Then, put less than half of an egg white in the bowl, and a small amount of dry starch in the bowl, Stir evenly. Then coat with dry starch, making sure that it sticks.
Step 4: The shrimp will look like the picture above. Put the sweet and sour sauce in bowl and mix thoroughly.
Step 5: Put enough oil in the wok and heat it to about 70% or 80%. Put the shrimp in the middle and fry until the surface is hardened, then remove the shrimp. It will take about two minutes.
Step 6: The oil is heated again and the shrimp is put down again and quickly fried until the surface is golden and crispy. It takes about 15 seconds for the second time.
Step 7: Put a little fresh oil in the wok, heat and stir fry the red and green pepper first.
Step 8: Then add the mango and shrimp, pour in the sweet and sour sauce, add the green onions and garlic slices, and finally, add one teaspoon vegetable oil and toss together.
Tips:
For this recipe, Argentine red shrimp is used, so it is cut into two pieces. If the white shrimp is normal, it is definitely not necessary to cut it, but it should still be de-veined.
You can use as much starch as needed, as it helps keep the moisture in the shrimp and the oil from boiling over.
If you want the surface to be crispy, you should fry twice. The first time you fry, the surface is hardened. The second time you raise the oil temperature and fry it again, the surface is crispy.
Although the surface is crispy, don’t fry it in the pot for a long time. When the oil stops bubbling, take it out immediately. The time is around ten seconds, and you should eat it quickly after serving.
Another method of preparation:
500 grams of sea prawn
Ingredients:
- 1) 1 green onion
- 2) 3 slices of ginger
Seasoning:
- 1) 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce
- 2) 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- Sweet and sour sauce:
- 1) 1 tablespoon of cooking wine
- 2) 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3) 3 tablespoons sugar
- 4) 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 5) 5 tablespoons of water
Procedure:
Step 1. After the oil in the pan is hot, add the green onion, ginger and stir-fry quickly.
Step 2. Add the prawns.
Step 3. Cook the shrimp until they turn a bright pink color (they should be cooked until the tail curls almost all the way to the head, but not touching).
Step 4. Add a large spoonful of tomato sauce, half a teaspoon of salt, and mix well with the prepared Sweet and sour sauce.
Step 5. Continue to stir fry until the sauce is thick and sticks to the shrimp.
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Mango Shrimp
Ingredients
- Mango
- 30 g of each Green and red peppers
- 10 g of Green onion
- 10 g of Garlic
- 10 g of Yellow wine
- a little egg white
- 40 g Ketchup
- 40 g White vinegar
- 30 g White sugar
- 1 g Salt
- ½ tsp Starch
Instructions
- Shrimp are peeled and cleaned. Cut the peppers and mango into large pieces, the green onions are cut into about 1 inch long sections, and the garlic is sliced thin.
- The shrimp is put into a bowl with the yellow wine.
- Then, put less than half of an egg white in the bowl, and a small amount of dry starch in the bowl, Stir evenly. Then coat with dry starch, making sure that it sticks.
- The shrimp will look like the picture above. Put the sweet and sour sauce in bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Put enough oil in the wok and heat it to about 70% or 80%. Put the shrimp in the middle and fry until the surface is hardened, then remove the shrimp. It will take about two minutes.
- The oil is heated again and the shrimp is put down again and quickly fried until the surface is golden and crispy. It takes about 15 seconds for the second time.
- Put a little fresh oil in the wok, heat and stir fry the red and green pepper first.
- Then add the mango and shrimp, pour in the sweet and sour sauce, add the green onions and garlic slices, and finally, add one teaspoon vegetable oil and toss together.
