Sweet and Sour Shrimp is The BEST Shrimp recipe by far. All covered in a thick, scrumptious sauce and perfect to serve for dinner

This is a new recipe I tried for Sweet and Sour Shrimp and it turned out great.

Much better than some take-away restaurants’ Shrimp we have had before !

It takes me less than 30 minutes to prepare and cook the Shrimp to perfection.

Fortunately I had my rice cooker going before I started with the Shrimp as we all know Shrimp is not a dish that likes to hang around for too long.

My son decided at the last minute – well almost last minute! – that he will join us for dinner.

I know my family is huge on Shrimp and as I had only 2 bags of the Jumbo Mozambique Prawns on hand, I asked hubby to pick up another bag.

But the store he had gone to did not have the same and he bought large Shrimp, hence the mixed Prawns/Shrimp you see in the photos.

One thing I would do differently next time I am making this dish, is to double the Sauce. And if you are also a saucy person I would strongly recommend a double batch.

More Shrimp recipes you might like:

• Shrimp Salad With Spicy Watermelon Salsa
• Sweet And Sour Shrimp Fried Rice
• Shrimp Springrolls
• Creamy Shrimp Tortellini Soup
• Shrimp Avocado Pasta Salad

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Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Linda Nortje

Sweet and Sour Shrimp is The BEST Shrimp recipe by far. All covered in a thick, scrumptious sauce and perfect to serve for dinner

5 from 6 votes

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Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian-Style

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

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Servings 8 Servings

Calories 276 kcal

Ingredients

  

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SAUCE:

• 3 TB Sugar
• ½ cup Thick Soy Sauce
• ⅓ cup Rice Vinegar
• 3 TB Tomato Paste
• ¼ cup Dry Sherry
• 2 TB Cornflour
• ¼ cup Water

SHRIMP:

• 3 TB Sesame Oil
• 2 TB Garlic fresh, crushed
• 4 t Ginger freshly grated
• 5 Spring Onions chopped - white and green parts
• 1.2 kg Jumbo Shrimp cut and de-veined (see note below)
• 1 Red Bell Pepper thinly sliced
• 1 Green Bell Pepper thinly sliced

Instructions

 

• Combine all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small bowl – set aside
• Heat the Oil over medium heat in a large wok – add the Garlic, Ginger and Spring Onions – stir-fry two minutes
• Add the Shrimp and stir-fry 3 – 4 minutes or until almost done – add both the Bell Peppers – stir-fry another 2 minutes
• Pour the Sauce over and stir well to combine and heat through for a minute or two

Notes

• You can use a combination of Prawns and Shrimp or only one of the two

Nutrition Facts

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Amount per Serving

Calories

276

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

8

g

12

%

Saturated Fat

 

2

g

13

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

6

g

Cholesterol

 

317

mg

106

%

Sodium

 

2348

mg

102

%

Carbohydrates

 

13

g

4

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

7

g

8

%

Protein

 

36

g

72

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Remove from heat and serve immediately over rice or pasta.