Chili Shrimp

This spicy shrimp appetizer is sure to please everyone. It is ready in minutes and tastes out of this world. Serve this as just an appetizer, on a salad, with cooked rice or with pasta-the choice is yours @sarchakra

PREP TIME:10 mins

COOK TIME: 10 mins

YIELDS: Serves or makes 3

Ingredients

• Large shrimp 1 lb (deveined and shelled with tails on)
• Canola oil 2 tbsp
• Sesame oil 1 tbsp plus for drizzle
• Fresh ginger root 1 tbsp, finely chopped
• Garlic cloves 5-6, finely chopped
• Brown sugar 3 tbsp
• Fish sauce 2 tsp
• Salt
• Pepper 1 tsp
• Red pepper flakes 2 tsp
• Water ½ cup
• Sriracha 4 tbsp
• Mirin 2 tsp
• Soy sauce 2 tbsp
• Sesame seeds 1 tbsp, for garnish
• Spring onions 2 tbsp, for garnish

Method

• Heat oil. Sauté shrimp for a few seconds till it turns pink. Keep aside.
• In the same pan heat sesame oil. Sauté garlic, ginger and chili flakes. Let the garlic fry golden.
• Add water, salt, pepper, sriracha, fish sauce, Mirin, brown sugar and soy sauce. Let it simmer till it becomes a syrup consistency.
• Add sautéd shrimp and coat with the sauce.
• Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Drizzle sesame oil and serve.

Notes

I buy flash frozen shrimp from Sam’s Club or Target that comes from India. It is cleaned, deveined and the shells come right off. It has no added chemicals. I find shrimp from India is different in texture to the ones from Indonesia. I always use the ones from India in any shrimp recipe whether Indian or Western recipes for that authentic texture.