Thursday 9 October 2014

Stir Fry Shrimps in XO Sauce

Well it is just another holiday here, so I decided to whip up something easy from what I can find in my fridge. Shrimps! I have abundance of shrimps frozen in the freezer. So I guess shrimp is on the menu. 
Opening my cupboard full of canned food and I saw my XO sauce. I have been thinking what to cook with it. Now its the time!


Stir Fried Shrimps in XO Sauce
Ingredients
15 pieces of shrimps (deshelled)
1 green onion (you can choose to use red onion)
3 cloves of garlic (chopped into small pieces - rice grain size)
2 tbsp XO sauce
1 chili padi sliced
Sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tbsp rice wine/sherry wine
2 tbsp water
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp of corn flour

Method
1. Slice the green onion.
2. Mix the ingredients under the Sauce and set aside. 
3. Use a small paring knife, cut along the outer edge of the shrimp's back and de-vein it. This also allows the shrimps to curl into a ball (for presentation).
4. Heat up the frying pan with 1 tsp of cooking oil, add in to the chopped garlic & onion. Stir fry for a few seconds. 
5. Add in the shrimps &  XO sauce. Stir fry for 1 minute. 
6. Pour in the mixture that was prepared earlier and sliced chili padi. Coat the shrimps evenly. 
7. Once all the shrimps are beautifully curl and turn orange. Dish them up immediately. 
8. Garnish with parsley and enjoy!
Note: You can add some vegetables such as celery or asparagus or capsicum in this dish. As I don't have any on hand, I have to make do with it. 

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