Shrimp Shanghai
Created by Chocolatll on April 22, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 1h
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #18567
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup whiskey (rye whiskey)
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 pounds fresh shrimp (shelled)
- 4 tablespoons oil (vegetable oil)
- 5.64 ounces green peas (1 cup)
- 8 water chestnuts, sliced
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- Water
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine soy sauce, whiskey, ginger, garlic, sugar and stock in a large bowl.
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Step 2: Add shrimp and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Step 3: Drain shrimp, reserving marinade.
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Step 4: Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat.
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Step 5: Add shrimp and stir-fry 2-3 minutes.
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Step 6: Add peas and stir-fry 1 minute.
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Step 7: Add water chestnuts and stir-fry 1 minute.
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Step 8: Remove shrimp and keep warm. (Leave the vegetables in the pan.).
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Step 9: Mix cornstarch with enough cold water to form a thin paste. Stir into marinade.
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Step 10: Pour marinade mixture into pan with the vegetables.
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Step 11: Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, or until sauce has thickened and become glossy.
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Step 12: Pour sauce over shrimp.
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Step 13: Serve with rice and cherry tomatoes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (400.8 g)
- Calories 388.9
- Total Fat - 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.2 g
- Cholesterol - 294.1 mg
- Sodium - 3281.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 8.1 g
- Protein - 35.6 g
- Calcium - 153.6 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 15 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg