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Firecracker Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce

Steamy Kitchen recipe - Chinese

Firecracker Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce
Prep time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
MEDIUM

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 25 large tail-on shrimp, deveined and nicked (see above)
  • 15 eggroll/springroll wrappers, cut in half diagonally (2 triangles)
  • oil for frying
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger (using rasp grater)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine marinade ingredients in bowl, marinate shrimp for 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Wrap each shrimp in a eggroll/springroll wrapper half. (see instructions above) Seal with cornstarch paste.

  3. 3

    Fry in hot oil (375) for 3 minutes, until golden brown and shrimp is cooked through. Serve with sweet chili sauce for dipping.

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