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."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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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

  1. 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.
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. 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!
     
  4. 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 :)
     
  5. 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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  1. 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!
     
  2. 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!
     
  3. 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!
     
  4. 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.
     
  5. 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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