Sweet and Sour Shrimp | Chef John’s Cooking Class

Name: Sweet and Sour Shrimp | Chef John’s Cooking Class
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 12 large Tiger prawns; Marinade; 1/8 tsp. Ground salt; 1/8 tsp. White pepper; 1 large Egg; 2 tbsp. Corn starch; Crispy Coating; 3 cup Bread crumbs; Sweet and Sour Sauce; 1/2 cup Water; 1 small Tomato, diced; 1/3 cup Sugar; 1/4 cup Tomato paste; 2 tbsp. Honey; 1/2 ㅤ Lemon, juiced; 2 tbsp. Onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp. White vinegar; Fry The Tiger prawns; 1 Qt Cooking oil; Sauce Seasoning; 2/3 tsp. Ground salt; 2 tbsp. Cornstarch slurry (1 to 2 ratio of cornstarch to water); 1/2 half Green pepper

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You can learn to make these deliciously juicy tiger prawns with this easy recipe! The sweet and tangy taste is simply divine.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 20 min

TOTAL TIME: 35 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

12 large Tiger prawns
Marinade
1/8 tsp. Ground salt
1/8 tsp. White pepper
1 large Egg
2 tbsp. Corn starch
Crispy Coating
3 cup Bread crumbs
Sweet and Sour Sauce
1/2 cup Water
1 small Tomato, diced
1/3 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Tomato paste
2 tbsp. Honey
1/2 ㅤ Lemon, juiced
2 tbsp. Onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp. White vinegar
Fry The Tiger prawns
1 Qt Cooking oil
Sauce Seasoning
2/3 tsp. Ground salt
2 tbsp. Cornstarch slurry (1 to 2 ratio of cornstarch to water)
1/2 half Green pepper

Directions:

Step 1

Shell and devein tiger prawns, rinse and pat dry with paper towels. (Deveining is very important. must clean and dry with paper towels. otherwise, it tastes not that good.)

Step 2

Combine tiger prawns with 【Marinade】(except corn starch)

Step 3

Add corn starch and mix well.

Step 4

Place bread crumbs in a big tray, coat tiger prawn with bread crumbs one by one, hold it in pawn to make sure bread crumbs not easy to fall off when frying. (When pasting the tiger prawn with bread crumbs, make sure brad crumbs attach all over the tiger prawn as tight as possible.)

Step 5

Take a big bowl, add all the ingredients of【Sweet and Sour Sauce】and mix them well.

Step 6

Heat a work over medium-high heat at 350°F/180°C. add the tiger prawn in a single layer, stir and cook for 30 seconds, flip them, stir and cook for another 30s. (The temperature of cooking oil is very important if the temperature is too high, it is overcooked, if it is too low, bread crumbs will fall off. take tiger prawn out until it turns golden.)

Step 7