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Quick & Easy Chinese Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Christie Lai
Chinese Salt and Pepper Shrimp. Succulent crispy shrimp packed with salt and pepper flavors with a spicy kick. So addictive and easy to make in 20 minutes!
4.80 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 4
Calories per serving 50 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 14 oz jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large red chili pepper sliced
  • 1 green onion finely slice
  • 1 teaspoon ginger finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Cooking Wine or sub with dry sherry wine
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Shrimp Marinade:

Instructions
 

  • First in a large mixing bowl, mix together shrimp with salt, black pepper and shaoxing wine. Then add cornstarch last and mix until each piece of shrimp is well coated.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add in your shrimp, spread apart and fry on both sides until mostly pink and are crispy, about 3 minutes in total. Do not overcook!
  • Quickly add in remaining ingredients with shaoxing wine being the last. Then stir fry everything together until the wine has fully evaporated.
  • Finally remove off heat. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.3mg