How To Make Sesame Orange Shrimp
Crispy and yet sticky sweet, this sesame orange shrimp is a fun, Asian-inspired seafood dish that you can whip up in less than half an hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2largeegg whites
- ¼cupcornstarch
- ¼cupsesame seeds
- coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1½lbmedium shrimp
- ¼cupvegetable oil
- 1cupfresh orange juice
- 2tbspsoy sauce
- 1tbspsugar
- 4scallions
Instructions
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In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites, cornstarch, sesame seeds, salt, and pepper until frothy. Add shrimp, and toss to coat.
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Heat ¼ cup oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in two or three batches, cook shrimp until golden and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
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Transfer to a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Add more oil to skillet if necessary for remaining batches. Wipe skillet with a paper towel. Add orange juice, soy sauce, and sugar.
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Boil over high heat until syrupy and reduced to about ⅓ cup, 4 to 5 minutes. Return shrimp to skillet; add scallions, and cook until heated through and coated with sauce.
Nutrition
- Calories: 386.49kcal
- Fat: 20.45g
- Saturated Fat: 2.02g
- Trans Fat: 0.14g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12.12g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.92g
- Carbohydrates: 22.73g
- Fiber: 1.94g
- Sugar: 8.86g
- Protein: 28.02g
- Cholesterol: 214.32mg
- Sodium: 1434.52mg
- Calcium: 205.27mg
- Potassium: 473.92mg
- Iron: 2.27mg
- Vitamin A: 105.80µg
- Vitamin C: 33.82mg
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