Sauteed Shrimp with Hot Sauce

Name: Sauteed Shrimp with Hot Sauce (Kan shao hsia jen)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 pound peeled raw shrimp; 2 tablespoons minced green onion; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; ½ teaspoon sugar; 3 tablespoons soup stock; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon chili oil; 4 cups oil; 2 tablespoons tomato catsup; 1 tablespoon hot pepper paste; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon wine; 1 egg white; 1 teaspoon salt

Kan shao hsia jen

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1 pound peeled raw shrimp
2 tablespoons minced green onion
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Asia
Taiwan
Sichuan
Hupeh
Kweichow
Hunan
Fish course
Pescatarian
Western China

Method

Clean and dry shrimp, then marinate in egg white, wine, salt and cornstarch mixture. Let stand for at least half hour (longer is better).
Deep fry shrimp in oil (not too hot, about 300°). When the shrimp turns white, about 90% done, remove and drain off oil from pan.
Put back 2 tablespoons oil in pan, and stir-fry chopped green onion and ginger. Add t