Crunchy Salt Shrimp with Ginger Sauce

Name: Crunchy Salt Shrimp with Ginger Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters slivered fresh basil leaves; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp minced garlic; 1 teaspoon kosher or other coarse salt; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 2 Tbsps sake or dry sherry; 355 milliliters About salad oil; 2 Tbsps soy sauce

Crunchy Salt Shrimp with Ginger Sauce is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 4 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 37 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have rice vinegar, kosher, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Devein shrimp in shells by pushing a toothpick perpendicular to each shrimp through a joint on the back shell and about 1/8 inch under the vein; pull up to lift out dark vein. If it breaks, repeat at another shell joint. If using shelled shrimp, slit shrimp backs and pull out vein. Rinse shrimp, put in a bowl, and add sake and cornstarch; stir to mix well.

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In another small bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger.

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Vinegar

Ginger

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Pour about 1 inch oil into a 14-inch wok or deep, narrow 3- to 4-quart pan over high heat. When oil reaches 375, add half the shrimp; stir often until they turn pink and shells are crisp, about 2 minutes (about 1 minute for shelled shrimp). With a slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to towels to drain. Repeat to cook remaining shrimp.

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