Szechuan Shrimp

By cnash

A delicious spicy stir-fry. If you like it hotter, stir in some sambal oelek (chile paste) to your dish at the end. Goes great with rice or noodles.

Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon Heinz chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons canola oil (peanut oil if you prefer)
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced gingerroot
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic

Preparation

Step 1

1 Mix ketchup, chili sauce rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper flakes, and corn starch in small bowl to make sauce. 2 Pour oil in seasoned wok before heating and wipe around. 3 Heat wok and add scallions ginger and garlic. 4 Stir-fry for a few seconds, then add shrimp. 5 Stir constantly for about 2 minutes, adding small amounts of water if food starts to stick; cook until shrimp turns pink. 6 Stir sauce again, then add to wok, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. 7 Serve with steamed rice.