A flavorful red sauce shrimp dish made with marinated shrimp and a sweet and sour sauce. Perfectly complemented with ginger and spring onions, this recipe is a delightful combination of flavors and textures, served best with egg fried rice.
1: Marinate the shrimp with smashed garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, and salt for about an hour, stirring in between.
2: Mix ketchup, sugar, vinegar, and crushed red chilies in a pot over low heat to create the sweet and sour sauce.
3: Julienne cut ginger and chop spring onion.
4: Heat a wok on high heat, add sesame or canola oil, sliced ginger, and spring onion, and fry for about 30 seconds.
5: Add a fistful of shrimp to the wok and fry until totally red, then remove and pour into the bubbling red sauce.
6: Repeat for remaining batches of shrimp.
7: Fry the last tablespoon of ginger and spring onion until slightly golden and add to the red sauce.
8: If needed, thicken the sauce with cornflour dissolved in water.
9: Taste for additional flavor and sprinkle spring onion for garnish. Serve with egg fried rice.
