Sweet & Sour Shrimp
Ingredients:
1/4 cup plum sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbl honey
crushed red pepper flakes
15 - 16 large shrimp, cleaned and peeled
olive oil
butter
scallions, whites and greens
serrano chili, chopped
garlic, minced
fresh ginger, grated
2 1/2 tbl rice wine vinegar
toasted sesame seeds
rice for serving (cooked in chicken broth)
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Instructions:
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Combine plum sauce, ketchup, honey, red pepper flakes and soy sauce. Set aside
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Season shrimp and stir fry in olive oil and butter. Remove and set aside.
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Add a little more butter if needed, stir fry whites of scallions, garlic, ginger and serrano chili for about 2 minutes.
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Add vinegar to deglaze and simmer another 2 minutes.
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Add plum sauce and bring to simmer. Return shrimp and add toasted sesame seeds and scallion greens.
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Cook on low until shrimp are well coated with sauce. Top with extra sesame seeds and extra scallion greens. Serve with rice.
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