Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp

By Foodiewife

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 pounds extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from schnitzelandthetrout.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine fish sauce, dark brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes and water in a bowl and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved.

Heat vegetable oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook. stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook a few minutes more. Do not brown.

Turn heat up to medium-high and add shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently, until shrimp are just barely pink and still translucent in spots, a few minutes. Add fish sauce mixture. Turn heat down to medium and simmer until shrimp are cooked through. a few minutes more. Off heat, stir in scallions and cilantro. Serve immediately with jasmine rice.

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