Gan Shao Xia (Sweet and Sour Shrimp)

Name: Gan Shao Xia (Sweet and Sour Shrimp)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 4 cup ketchup; 2 tbsp. Chinese rice wine (available at Indian Foods Company); 1 tbsp. soy sauce; 1 tbsp. mirin (available at Indian Foods Company); 1 tbsp. sugar; 2 tbsp. canola oil; 1 tbsp. minced ginger; 3 scallions, cut into 2″ pieces; 1 lb. large head-on shrimp, shelled and deveined; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Cooked white rice, to serve

Serves
serves 4

TODD COLEMAN

Home cook Eatty Du makes these Shanghainese shrimp bathed in a sweet and tangy sauce. This recipe first appeared in our April 2012 issue along with Andrea Sun's story Nothing Better Than a Home-Cooked Meal.

Ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup ketchup
2 tbsp. Chinese rice wine (available at Indian Foods Company)
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. mirin (available at Indian Foods Company)
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. canola oil
1 tbsp. minced ginger
3 scallions, cut into 2″ pieces
1 lb. large head-on shrimp, shelled and deveined
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Cooked white rice, to serve

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Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together ketchup, wine, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and 1 tbsp. water in a bowl; set sauce aside. Heat oil in a 14″ flat-bottom wok or skillet over high heat. Add ginger and scallions; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add shrimp; cook, stirring, until beginning to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add sauce; cook, stirring, until thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice.