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Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp

Name: Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ketchup; 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce; 0.75 cup chicken broth; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon Chinese chile sauce; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1.5 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove (minced); 1.5 pounds medium shrimp (peeled)

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Trying to create an alternative to Heinz and Hunt’s, two Brown University undergrads created Sir Kensington’s, a small-batch ketchup that balances sweet and tangy (sirkensingtons.com). To show off its aromatic side, F&W’s Grace Parisi uses it in a sauce for a shrimp stir-fry.More Shrimp Recipes

By Grace Parisi

Updated on October 31, 2019

Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp — Photo: © Seth Smoot

Total Time:

25 mins

Yield:

4 to 5

Ingredients

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
¾ cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese chile sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 ½ tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 garlic clove (minced)
1 ½ pounds medium shrimp (peeled)

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the ketchup with the soy sauce, chicken broth, sugar, chile sauce, cornstarch and vinegar.
Heat a large skillet until very hot. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 10 seconds, until fragrant. Add the shrimp and cook until curled, but not cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk the sauce and add it to the pan. Cook, stirring, until the sauce is thickened and the shrimp are cooked through, 3 minutes.

Serve With

Snow peas and steamed rice.

Suggested Pairing

Zippy, citrusy white such as a Basque Txakoli.