How To Make Honey Orange Firecracker Shrimp
Do away with fast food takeaway and try this easy firecracker shrimp that’s fried until crisp then tossed in a sweet and zesty honey orange sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1½tspsoy sauce
- ½cuphoney
- 1orange,zested into thin strips
- 2tbsporange juice
- ½tspred pepper flakes,crushed
- 2lbshrimp,18 to 20 count, peeled and deveined
- 1cupcornstarch
- ½cupcanola oil
- green onions,for garnish
- sesame seeds,for garnish
Instructions
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Add the garlic, soy sauce, honey, orange zest, orange juice, and crushed red pepper flakes to a small bowl and whisk until combined.
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Add the shrimp to the cornstarch and coat well.
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Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
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In batches, cook the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until brown and crisp.
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Drain onto a plate. (Don’t use paper towels or it’ll steam on the paper towels).
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When finished frying the shrimp, drain the oil.
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Add the sauce back to the pan and add the shrimp on top.
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Toss to combine and cook for 15 to 20 seconds or until the sauce has thickened.
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Serve immediately, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Nutrition
- Calories: 450.09kcal
- Fat: 19.76g
- Saturated Fat: 1.74g
- Trans Fat: 0.10g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.78g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.58g
- Carbohydrates: 47.67g
- Fiber: 0.83g
- Sugar: 25.72g
- Protein: 21.14g
- Cholesterol: 190.51mg
- Sodium: 931.89mg
- Calcium: 95.35mg
- Potassium: 247.01mg
- Iron: 0.61mg
- Vitamin A: 85.42µg
- Vitamin C: 14.67mg
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