Stir-Fried Shrimp with Two Flavors

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Published 2007

  • About

We’ve tweaked this classic-known as “yin-yang shrimp” in Cantonese, because of the two sauces’ contrasting colors–to make it easy and absolutely perfect. The crunchy shrimp with the two sauces is just irresistible. The combination of contrasting sesame seeds is a nice touch, but you can use only white if that’s what you have.

Ingredients

Shrimp

  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 tablespoons potato starch or cornstarch
  • 1

Method

  1. To make the shrimp: In a large bowl, beat the egg white with the starch, oil, and salt. Stir in the shrimp and set aside.
  2. To make the tomato sauce: Put the vinegar, sugar, and tomato paste in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves and bring to a boil; lower the heat and cook until the mixture is bubbly and syrupy a