Quick & Easy Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Succulent, crispy shrimp packed with salt and pepper flavors with a spicy kick. This quick and easy salt and pepper shrimp is ready in 20 minutes with minimal ingredients. A great main dish that is restaurant quality!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 14 oz jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 large red chili pepper (sliced)
- 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 green onion (finely chopped)
- ½ tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine ((or sub with dry sherry wine or chicken stock for a non-alcoholic version))
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine ((or sub with dry sherry wine or chicken stock for a non-alcoholic version))
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cornstarch (add more if needed (or sub with potato starch))
Instructions
- 1
First in a large mixing bowl, season the shrimp with salt, black pepper and shaoxing wine.
- 2
Then add cornstarch to seasoned shrimp and mix until each piece of shrimp is well coated.
- 3
Next heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Fry shrimp on both sides until mostly pink and crispy, flipping over half way, about 2-3 minutes in total.
- 4
Quickly add in garlic, red chili, ginger, green onion, sugar and shaoxing wine as the last ingredient. Stir fry everything together until the wine has evaporated. Finally remove off heat. Serve immediately and enjoy!