Chilli Shrimps

Made these lovely shrimps for dinner yesterday. Sweet, sour and spicy. All you need is an extra bowl of rice. Maybe 2. :)

Key Ingredients:
30 large shrimps and marinated with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper
1 tbsp cornstarch

Batter Ingredients:
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 egg whites
1 tbsp of cold water

Sauce:
2 tbsp cooking oil
3 tbsp shaoxing wine
4 tbsp vinegar/apple cider vinegar
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 medium size red onion-minced
1 medium size red bell pepper-minced
2 tbsp red chilli flakes
2 tbsp sugar

Method:

1. Whisk the batter ingredients. It should be runny. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of cornstarch onto the shrimps and mix them around.
2. Put the shrimps into the batter mix.
3. Make sure all shrimps are covered with batter and fry them in oil till golden brown. (abt 5mins)
4. Drain all the shrimps with kitchen paper towels.
5. Heat up 2tbsp of cooking oil. Fry the onions and red bell pepper till almost cooked. Add sauce ingredients. Cook at medium heat for about 2 mins. Sauce will thicken.
6. Turn off the heat and mix in all shrimps. Coat them well with sauce.
7. Serve warm.

Recipe is adapted from Aeri's Kitchen.