Chinese•quick
Ketchup Shrimp
China Sichuan Food recipe - Chinese
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 400 g shrimp ( , around 25g middle size shrimp)
- 1 cup oil ( , for frying)
- 2 scallions ( , white part and green part separated)
- 1 tbsp. ShaoHsing wine
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1.5 tbsp. ketchup
- 1/2 cup warm chicken broth or warm water
- 1 tsp. sugar
- salt to taste
- 1 thumb ginger (, sliced )
- 2 cloves garlic ( , peel and sliced )
Instructions
- 1
Use a toothpick to pick the devein part out. Then remove the dark part in the heads too. Wash carefully and then drain completely. Use kitchen paper if necessary.
- 2
Heat oil in a deep pan until really hot; add shrimp in to fry 15 seconds. They should turn red quickly. Transfer shrimp out and pour off extra oil.
- 3
Leave in 1 tablespoon of oil, fry garlic, ginger and scallion over slow fire until aroma. Add ketchup and broth. Mix well.
- 4
Return shrimp, add sugar,light soy sauce and ShaoHsing wine. Continue cook for 2-3 minutes until the sauce is well thickened and stick to the shrimp. Add salt to taste and scallion sections.