Saturday, September 06, 2008

Jeasly's Yummy Sauced Fried Shrimp



Ingredients:
0.5kg Shrimp, shelled
1 egg
seasoned flour
1 tbsp chili sauce
5 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp sugar
salt & pepper to taste
0.5 tbsp cornstarch, solved with 2 tbsp water
Cooking oil (should be enough to cover the shrimp when frying)

Methods:
  1. Cut the shrimp lengthwise and remove the vein. Rinse well.
  2. Crack the egg into the shrimp. Mix until all shrimp are covered. Keep the remaining egg mixture for the sauce.
  3. Heat the wok. Coat each shrimp with seasoned flour, and deep-fry until the colour is golden brown. Remove the oil.
  4. Sauce: Reheat the wok and add 1 tbsp oil. Pour the remaining egg mixture & stir quickly. Add tomato sauce and chili sauce. Stir to mix, and add sugar, salt & pepper. Add the cornstarch mixture to thicken. Bring to boil.
  5. Put the fried shrimp into the sauce & stir-fry until thoroughly mixed. Serve.

* For the vegetable, rinse the vegetable. Heat 1 tbsp oil. Put in chopped garlic & stir. Add the vegetable, stir-fry until the colour change. Arrange the vegetable on a plate & put the shrimp onto the vegetable.