The pandemic taught us that take-out was just as good as eating in a restaurant, right?
But what if you had a recipe that tasted like the restaurant and you made it yourself? Well, this is it.
This would be perfect with fried rice and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc.
Honey Orange Firecracker Shrimp
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 orange zested into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 pounds shrimp 18-20 count peeled and deveined
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- green onions for garnish
- sesame seeds for garnish
Directions
- Add the garlic, soy sauce, honey, orange zest, orange juice and crushed red pepper flakes to a small bowl and whisk until combined.
- Add the shrimp to the cornstarch and coat well.
- Heat your oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
- In batches, cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side until brown and crisp.
- Drain onto a plate (don’t use paper towels or it’ll steam on the paper towels).
- When you’ve finished frying the shrimp, drain the oil.
- Add the sauce back to the pan and add the shrimp on top.
- Toss to combine and cook for 15-20 seconds or until the sauce has thickened (this will not take long, all the cornstarch on the shrimp will thicken it quickly).
- Serve immediately, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
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Recipe adapted from www.dinnerthendessert.com
Photo courtesy of Kelley Lenzen