Name: Honey Orange Firecracker Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic; 1½ tsp soy sauce; ½ cup honey; 1 orange; 2 tbsp orange juice; ½ tsp red pepper flakes; 2 lb shrimp; 1 cup cornstarch; ½ cup canola oil; Green Onions; Sesame seeds

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.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

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

Add the garlic, soy sauce, honey, orange zest, orange juice, and crushed red pepper flakes to a small bowl and whisk until combined.
Add the shrimp to the cornstarch and coat well.
Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
In batches, cook the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until brown and crisp.
Drain onto a plate. (Don’t use paper towels or it’ll steam on the paper towels).
When finished frying the shrimp, drain the oil.
Add the sauce back to the pan and add the shrimp on top.
Toss to combine and cook for 15 to 20 seconds or until the sauce has thickened.
Serve immediately, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.