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Crispy Giant Tiger Shrimp With Tomato Sauce

Name: Crispy Giant Tiger Shrimp With Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese-Canton
Ingredients: 1.5 lb. Kuruma prawns, cleaned and deveined; 0.5 cup Cherry tomatoes; 3 tbsp. Lemon juice; 0.5 cup Slab sugar; 0.5 cup Water; 5 cup Cooking oil (for deep-fry); 0.5 cup Potato starch; 0.25 cup Slurry of starch + water in 1:1 ratio; 0.25 tsp. Salt, to taste; 0.5 tbsp. Scallion, minced (For Garnish)

Perfectly cooked crispy tiger prawns in sweet and sour tomato sauce is juicy and flavorful.

Chef Luo Zizhao

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 12 min

COOKING TIME: 13 min

TOTAL TIME: 25 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

1.5 lb. Kuruma prawns, cleaned and deveined
0.5 cup Cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp. Lemon juice
0.5 cup Slab sugar
0.5 cup Water
5 cup Cooking oil (for deep-fry)
0.5 cup Potato starch
0.25 cup Slurry of starch + water in 1:1 ratio
0.25 tsp. Salt, to taste
0.5 tbsp. Scallion, minced (For Garnish)

Directions:

Step 1

Clean the prawns, and season with salt.

Step 1-1

Coat the prawns with cornstarch thoroughly.

Step 2

Heat up a large pan to high heat with oil. Transfer the prawns into the pan, when the shrimp slowly takes shape, scoop them out and let the oil heat up even more, till about 350-400°F / 180-200°C.

Step 2-1

Refry the prawns. The prawns will be very crispy on the outside, but the insides will still be full of moisture. Then, place them on the serving plate. Set aside.

Step 3

Wash your pan, then pour some water in and put in slab sugar. After the sugar is melted, add lemon juice, tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, and starch with water, and then mix well.

Step 4

Pour the tomato sauce on crispy prawns.

Step 5

Garnish with minced scallion.

Step 6

Serve immediately.