Saturday, August 11, 2007

Chilli Shrimp

Time: 30-45 mins

Ingredients:

1 pound clean medium size shrimp
1 medium size chopped onion
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic
5-6 hot green chili (chopped)
4 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
A pinch of Chinese salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp cornflower
1 egg, beaten well
Salt to taste

Method:
  1. Marinate the shrimp in tomato sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, Chinese salt and salt for 1 hour.

  2. Now put cornflower to the beaten egg and make a fine mixture.The mixture should not be very thick. Take the shrimps from the marinated greavy squeez it and dip it into the cornflower mixture.

  3. Pour the vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat it. put the shrimp in oil and fry it in medium heat untill it becomes golden brown.

  4. Take another frying pan or you can use the same one. Pour some more oil. Now put the garlic and onion and chili in the oil. Fry them till onion is little brown. Then put the shrimp and the marinated greavy and cook for 4-5 minutes. If the greavy is not enough, put some more tomato and soy sauce in the shrimp but do not use water. Then cook for another 5 minutes in medium heat. The greavy should be thick and saucy.

  5. Serve immediately with fried rice.


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