This Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Recipe is Filipino Style. It goes well with Morisqueta Tostada and Lumpiang Shanghai menu. An absolute winner treat for your family on a weekend. Super tasty with real simple pinoy ingredients. Happy cooking!
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp – Filipino Style
Ingredients:
For the Sweet and Spicy Shrimp:
1 tbsp butter (for searing of shrimps)
¼ kg shrimps, cleaned and trimmed
Shrimp broth: boil shrimp heads and shells in ¼ cup water; strain and set aside
1/2 cup flour (for breading shrimp)
2 tbsp butter
½ tbsp garlic, crushed
¼ tsp wansoy, finely chopped (a.k.a. Chinese parsley or cilantro)
1 tsp spring onions, finely chopped
1 sachet Oyster Sauce 30g
½ tsp brown sugar
For the chili garlic sauce:
1 ½ tbsp red chilis, de-seeded (option to lessen depending on desired spice level)
¼ cup red bell pepper, de-seeded and sliced
2 tbsp garlic, peeled and crushed
1/4 cup water
For Slurry:
1 tbsp cornstarch + 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions:
For the Chili Garlic:
1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped add some little water to make it like a sauce in texture.
2. Transfer it in a small pan and cook it for 3 minutes. Add slurry to thicken sauce (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1/4 cup water)
For the shrimp:
1. Roll each shrimp into flour, shake off excess and fry shrimps in butter. Turn over per side until crispy and brown in color. Set aside.
2. In a pan, sauté garlic, wansoy and spring onions in butter.
3. Add in brown sugar, chili garlic, shrimp broth and Oyster Sauce. Stir it well
4. Let it cook for a minute or two.
5. Pour sauce into the crispy fried shrimps and toss. Serve hot and Enjoy!
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