Shrimp With Hot Sauce Szechuan Style Recipes

Steps:

• Stir together ingredients for the seasoning sauce in a small bowl and keep near the cooking area.
• Stir together the cornstarch and water in a small dish and keep near the cooking area.
• Heat small amount of oil in wok or large skillet.
• Add shrimp and stir-fry until they just turn pink and start to curl; remove from pan and set aside.
• Add a little oil to pan (if needed) and heat.
• Add dried peppers and garlic to pan and cook just until you start to smell them; do not allow to burn.
• Add the carrots and cook for 1- 1 1/2 minutes.
• Return the shrimp to the pan and toss with the carrots.
• Re-stir contents of seasoning bowl and add to pan.
• Quickly stir all ingredients.
• Re-stir the cornstarch and water slurry and add to the pan.
• Stir mixture and cook until sauce thickens and shrimp are coated with sauce.
• Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice (if desired).

Steps:

• Peel, devein and butterfly the shrimp. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt and allow to stand for 1/2 hour. During this time, prepare the sauce: mix together the hoisin sauce, the chili sauce, the Shao Hsing, the soy sauce, the fish sauce, the chili paste with garlic, the sesame oil, the peanut oil, the chili oil, the sugar and the MSG.
• In a wok, bring 4 cups of peanut oil to 375 degrees.
• When the shrimp are ready to cook, thoroughly wash off the salt with cold water. Add another teaspoon of salt to the shrimp, mix, let stand 30 seconds, and wash off the salt. Repeat this procedure twice more. The final time, drain well but do not dry--let some water cling to the shrimp. Immerse half of the shrimp in the hot oil and cook until just past translucent (20 seconds or so). Remove. Add the other half of the shrimp. The oil will not be as hot so this portion of shrimp may need 30 seconds to finish cooking. Remove.
• Drain all of the oil but 2 tablespoons from the wok. Over very high heat, stir-fry the ginger, the scallions, the garlic, and the dried chilies for one minute. Add the reserved shrimp. Toss. Add the prepared sauce. Stir to coat shrimp and serve.

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch, honey, crushed red pepper, and ground ginger. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in green onions and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in shrimp, and toss to coat with oil. Stir in sauce. Cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and thickened.