Kkanpung Saeu (Spicy and Sweet Shrimp)

• Prep & Cook Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 4 servings

Nutrition Info per serving

• Calories 560
• Fat 5.9 g
• Carbohydrates 95.5 g
• Sodium 306 mg

Ingredients

FOR SAUCE:

• 2 tbsps each:
• Soy sauce
• Oyster sauce
• Sugar
• Rice wine vinegar
• Rice wine
• Broth (chicken or anchovy stock) or water
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

For stir fry:

• 1 pound shrimp, peeled
• 8 tbsps potato starch
• 1 large egg
• Neutral oil, for frying
• 4 dried red peppers, broken into pieces
• 5 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
• 1-inch piece of ginger, julienned
• 1 scallion, sliced
• ¼ white onion, thinly sliced
• ¼ bell pepper (any color), finely diced
• 1 mild green chili pepper (such as Anaheim), finely diced
• ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil, for drizzling

Preparation

1. Mix all of the sauce ingredients; set this aside as you prepare shrimp.
2. Devein shrimp, if you like, and mix potato starch with egg, then coat shrimp with batter.  Heat enough oil in large pan to fry shrimp, in batches if necessary, and fry coated shrimp until crispy and browned, about 3 minutes per batch.  Place on paper towels to catch excess oil and reserve.
3. Heat about a tbsp of oil in large pan, and then add aromatics: dried peppers, garlic, ginger, scallion, onion, bell pepper, and green pepper.  Over high heat, stir fry for 3-4 minutes.  Pour in sauce and bring to a boil.  Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens slightly.  Add reserved shrimp and toss everything together well.  Serve immediately, drizzled with sesame oil.