Community Pick
Szechuan Shrimp
"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."
photo by Ivansocal
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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4
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
directions
- Mix ketchup, chili sauce rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper flakes, and corn starch in small bowl to make sauce.
- Pour oil in seasoned wok before heating and wipe around.
- Heat wok and add scallions ginger and garlic.
- Stir-fry for a few seconds, then add shrimp.
- Stir constantly for about 2 minutes, adding small amounts of water if food starts to stick; cook until shrimp turns pink.
- Stir sauce again, then add to wok, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
- Serve with steamed rice.
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Reviews
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A flavorful dish in less than 15 minutes and under 200 calories. I saved time by using already peeled and deveined shrimps. The outcome surpass my expectation. The finely chopped ginger blended well with other fresh ingredients yet yield a subtle exotic taste. Thanks for sharing your recipe. -
Oh my gosh! It tasted just like my Grandma used to make. Talk about aunthentic chinese food. This is as close as u can get it. Thanks for posting. -
I made this for my husband and I when the kids were out . . . we loved it! I did all the prep work ahead of time, and when we were ready to eat, dinner was on the table within 10 minutes. I wouldn't serve this to my kids (ages 9 & 11) because it's pretty spicy, although my husband said he'd like it even spicier! -
This was so great. Very easy and well seasoned. The minced gingeroot gave this a very distinct flavor. I served this over rice. Wonderful low-cal meal. Thanks :) -
Made this last night, would give it 5 stars but I made some adjustments. I used chicken instead of shrimp. I also used Thai-style chili sauce (which is very spicy) instead of heinz. I also cut out the sugar and used 2 tsp of honey (because I doubled the recipe). Very good, will make again and try shrimp!
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Made this last night, would give it 5 stars but I made some adjustments. I used chicken instead of shrimp. I also used Thai-style chili sauce (which is very spicy) instead of heinz. I also cut out the sugar and used 2 tsp of honey (because I doubled the recipe). Very good, will make again and try shrimp!
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Awesome! The ginger flavor is great! I substituted the Heinz chili sauce for sriracha which is, apparently, much hotter and our mouths were on FIRE! (we managed to finish it anyway:-)) I made it again; doubled the sauce but only did 1/2 Tbsp. sriracha and it was fabulous. Thanks for this great, quick and low calorie recipe!
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Wonderful! I didn't have any green onions, but my kids wouldn't have eaten them anyway. I also subbed a little hot sauce for the red pepper flakes so that it would be milder for the kids, but still have a little heat and great flavor. I didn't use any oil, just sprayed my nonstick deep skillet with nonstick spray. I will absolutely make this again!
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This is such a great recipe. My favorite thing about it is that I always have all of the ingredients on hand. Like many other reviewers I doubled the sauce just to have more juice for the rice to soak up. I substituted sriracha for Heinz chili sauce and then I put some more on my shrimp because I like it spicier than the boyfriend (who has requested this dish several times). Thanks for posting! This one is going on the short list for easy, delicious, impressive recipes.
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Pretty darned tasty! Used garlic-chili paste instead of Heinz chili sauce & sweet Thai chili sauce instead of sugar (ahh "fusion" LOL) - great pop of flavor & fast! Shredded 3 inch sections of green onion & added as I pulled the mixture with the shrimp off the heat - that way the onions stayed bright & slightly crispy. Served with steamed rice & steamed broccoli - perfect to dip in the hot & tasty sauce. Thank you for a tasty firey recipe!
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PalatablePastime
Cincinnati
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