Sweet and Sour Shrimp Casserole (Microwave)

Name: Sweet and Sour Shrimp Casserole (Microwave)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb medium shrimp (peeled and deveined); 1 medium onion, halved lengthwise and sliced; 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed); 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks (juice pack); 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup vinegar; 1 medium green sweet pepper, cut into strips; 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained; 3 cups cooked rice (hot)

Submitted by MsSally

"This looked so good and easy and you do it all in the microwave. Off MSN for safe keeping."

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photo by NorthwestGal

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb medium shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1 medium onion, halved lengthwise and sliced
1 tablespoon cooking oil
¹⁄₃ cup brown sugar (packed)
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks (juice pack)
¹⁄₄ cup soy sauce
¹⁄₄ cup vinegar
1 medium green sweet pepper, cut into strips
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
3 cups cooked rice (hot)

directions

Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels.
In a 2-quart microwave-safe casserole, combine onion and oil. Cover and microwave on 100% power (high) for 2 minutes. Add shrimp; cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 minutes more or until shrimp turn opaque, stirring once. Drain shrimp and onion in a colander; set aside.
In the same casserole, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and black pepper. Stir in undrained pineapple, soy sauce, and vinegar. Cook, uncovered, on high for 5 to 6 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring after every minute.
Stir in sweet pepper. Cook, uncovered, on high for 1 minute. Stir in shrimp mixture and water chestnuts. Cook, uncovered, on high for 30 to 45 seconds more or until heated through, stirring once. Serve with hot cooked rice.

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Reviews

I have made this for guests several times, and everyone loves it. AND SO fast and easy. It tastes like the real thing....or as close as an amateur can get! I look and sounds too good to be true., but it is true! Be sure to cut the onion (lengthwise vs crosswise) as the recipe directs ay so that you end up with "leaves" vs rings. That is what makes it look and taste so authentic. I sometimes throw in so frozen peas too.

Big D Texas
This was very tasty. The dish was very easy to prepare in the microwave, and it went well over a bed of steaming hot white rice (as the recipe indicates). I will definitely make this again. The only thing I did differently was leave out the water chestnuts (as my family doesn't care for them at all--otherwise the recipe was followed exactly as written.) Thaks for posting a great recipe, McSally.

NorthwestGal

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