Orange Shrimp – spicy, tangy and ready in minutes!
Tangy and spicy with a hint of sweetness makes this Orange Shrimp a perfect side with noodles or rice.
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups of fresh orange juice
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 inch ginger (grated)
- 3 cloves garlic (grated)
- 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
- 1-1/2 tablespoon corn flour
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbs sugar
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1/2 lb shrimp (skin and head discarded, tail retained)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
- salt
- pepper
- oil for frying
- 1 medium onion (sliced)
- few fresh cilantro leaves for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Start with the sauce
- 2
Heat oil in a sauce pan and saute the grated garlic and ginger.
- 3
Pour orange juice in the pan and give it a mix.
- 4
Add lemon juice, lemon zest, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, cayenne powder and season it with salt and pepper.
- 5
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
- 6
Mix corn flour with the water and pour it in the sauce pan. This will thicken the sauce.
- 7
Add sugar and keep stirring for another few minutes.
- 8
Check for salt and add more, if needed.
- 9
Switch off the heat and keep the sauce aside.
- 10
Fry the shrimps
- 11
Clean the shrimp and pat dry it with a kitchen towel or tissue paper.
- 12
In a plate, mix flour with rest of the ingredients except shrimp and oil.
- 13
Drop the shrimps on the plate and mix it with the flour.
- 14
Heat enough oil in a wok to deep fry the shrimps. If you want to avoid deep frying, you could always pan fry it with less oil.
- 15
Remove the shrimps from the flour mix and drop it carefully in the hot oil.
- 16
Fry them till they are golden brown. It should take about 4 to 5 minutes. Avoid crowding the pan by dropping too many shrimps at a time.
- 17
Once done, keep the shrimps in a kitchen towel or tissue paper to remove the excess oil.
- 18
For the final plating
- 19
In a separate pan, heat some oil and saute the onions till they are golden brown in color.
- 20
Put the shrimp and mix it properly with the onions.
- 21
Pour the sauce in the pan and give it a good mix. You may add all the sauce or some of it, depending on how you wish to serve it. I kept some sauce aside to add it later, if needed.
- 22
Add 1/2 cup water and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- 23
Garnish it with some fresh cilantro leaves and serve it hot.