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Sweet & Sour Shrimp

Here's how you make Sweet & Sour Shrimp
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound raw shrimp (medium or large shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 can (14 ounce) pineapple slices (reserve the juice, or use a can a little smaller or larger)
  • 1 large green bell peppers
  • 2 cups pea pods
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons oil
  • SHRIMP MARINADE
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy Sauce
  • Pepper to taste
  • SWEET & SOUR SAUCE
  • 1 cup pineapple juice (reserved from the canned pineapple)
  • 3 tablespoons vinegar (white or rice vinegar)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed with water)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Marinade the shrimp in the soy sauce and oyster sauce while you prepare the vegetables.

  • Step 2: Chop up the onions into small pieces. Chop the carrot into small circles, very thin.

  • Step 3: Slice the sweet peppers into strips and cut in half if the pieces are too big.

  • Step 4: Cut the pineapple into large chunks.

  • Step 5: Remove the strings from the pea pods if you have them.

  • Step 6: Mix the sauce ingredients together. Set aside until ready to use.

  • Step 7: Add the oil to a saute pan. Add the shrimp and cook for about 2 - 3 minutes DO NOT cook the shrimp all of the way. Put on a plate while you prepare the rest.

  • Step 8: Add the onions, carrots and sweet pepper strips to the pan. Cook for several minutes until the start to wilt and the onion become transparent. Add the pineapple and pea pods to the vegetables. Cook for about 2 minutes, while the pineapple gets hot. Stir often.

  • Step 9: Add the shrimp back to the pan.

  • Step 10: Stir up the sauce ingredients. Pour into the pan and stir while the sauce thickens. When the sauce is thickened it's done. Serve over rice.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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