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Chinese Style Sautéed Deep Fried Shrimp

Name: Chinese Style Sautéed Deep Fried Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 oz. large shrimp; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp ginger, minced; 1 tbsp green onion, minced; 3 cup corn oil (deep fry); 1 tbsp cooking wine; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1 tbsp rice wine; ½ tbsp oyster sauce; ½ tbsp sesame oil

Chef John Zhang

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This Chinese Style Sautéed Deep Fried Shrimp (or Prawns) recipe takes only 30 minutes to prepare. It’s deep fried until they are crispy and then sautéed in a savory sauce. YUM!

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 10 min

TOTAL TIME: 25 min

4 SERVING

Ingredients:

2 oz. large shrimp
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp ginger, minced
1 tbsp green onion, minced
3 cup corn oil (deep fry)
1 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp rice wine
½ tbsp oyster sauce
½ tbsp sesame oil

Directions:

Step 1

Clean up shrimp by cutting out whiskers and legs first. Then devein using a toothpick. Please refer to the video.

Step 2

In a large saucepan over high heat, fry shrimp at 480-540°F/250-280°C for about a minute (until shrimp shells start turning pink), then transfer with a slotted spoon to a container.

Step 3

Re-fry at 480-540°F/250-280°C until shrimp turn pink; transfer to a container and drain.

Step 4

In a large skillet at medium heat, add olive oil, ginger and green onion; stir until fragrant. Stir in cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, rice, and wine.

Step 5

Add in oyster sauce and shrimp; stir fry until shrimp are well coated with sauce mixture. Add sesame oil and mix well.

Step 6

Serve and enjoy!

Final Notes

We recommend you to use whole, shell-on shrimp for this recipe, preferably with the heads still in tact. Do not cut the shell open, or the shrimp will dry out.