Shrimp in Sweet and Sour Sauce
An aromatic and very delicious dish. The sweet and sour sauce perfectly complements the tender shrimp. Best served with rice. The recipe assumes the use of boiled shrimp. If using fresh ones, increase their simmering time in the sauce to 5-7 minutes. Ingredient quantities are calculated for 4-6 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 4
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 4 servings
- shrimp 350 g
- pineapple 250 g
- soy sauce 50 ml
- tomato sauce 100 g
- garlic clove 2-3 clove
- butter 1 tbsp
- ground ginger 1 tsp
- starch 1 tsp
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
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Peel the shrimp.
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Finely chop the garlic.
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Sauté the pineapple in butter for 2–3 minutes.
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Add the soy sauce.
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Pour in the tomato sauce.
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Mix all components.
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Add the garlic.
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Stir.
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Add the ginger.
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Dissolve the starch in 50 ml of cold water.
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Pour the resulting mixture into the sauce.
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Stir, add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 1–2 minutes.
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Add the shrimp. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes.