Kung Pao Shrimp with Cashews
宫保虾球
Curled shrimp and cooked cashews are tossed in a chile-scented soy sauce with scallions, ginger and garlic.
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Ingredients
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- shrimp, peeled, backs split and deveined
- a littlesalt
- pepper
- 1 spoonfulstarch for marinade
- a littleoil for marinade
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littledark soy sauce
- as neededsugar
- water
- starch for sauce
- scallions
- ginger
- garlic
- dried chiles
- cooked cashews
- a littlecooking oil
- a littlesalt for sauce
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Mix the shrimp with salt, pepper, the marinade starch and a little oil. Marinate for 10 minutes.
- 02
Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little dark soy sauce, sugar, water, sauce starch and a little salt to make the sauce.
- 03
Heat oil and fry the shrimp until curled, then set aside. Fry scallions, ginger, garlic and dried chiles until fragrant.
- 04
Add the sauce and bring it to a boil. Return the shrimp, add cooked cashews and toss to coat.
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Kung Pao Shrimp with Cashews
Curled shrimp and cooked cashews are tossed in a chile-scented soy sauce with scallions, ginger and garlic.
Ingredients
- shrimp, peeled, backs split and deveined
- a littlesalt
- pepper
- 1 spoonfulstarch for marinade
- a littleoil for marinade
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- a littledark soy sauce
- as neededsugar
- water
- starch for sauce
- scallions
- ginger
- garlic
- dried chiles
- cooked cashews
- a littlecooking oil
- a littlesalt for sauce
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Mix the shrimp with salt, pepper, the marinade starch and a little oil. Marinate for 10 minutes.
- 02
Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little dark soy sauce, sugar, water, sauce starch and a little salt to make the sauce.
- 03
Heat oil and fry the shrimp until curled, then set aside. Fry scallions, ginger, garlic and dried chiles until fragrant.
- 04
Add the sauce and bring it to a boil. Return the shrimp, add cooked cashews and toss to coat.
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