Sweet and Sour Shrimp
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
4
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Ingredients for - Sweet and Sour Shrimp

1. Honey - ½ cup
2. Rice vinegar - ⅓ cup
3. Tomato paste - 3 tablespoons
4. Pineapple juice - 3 tablespoons
5. Soy sauce - 1 tablespoon
6. Water - 2 tablespoons
7. Cornstarch - 1 tablespoon
8. Extra-large shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed - 1 pound
9. Kosher salt - ½ teaspoon
10. Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon
11. Vegetable oil, divided - 2 tablespoons
12. Sesame oil - ½ teaspoon
13. Diced red bell pepper - 1 cup
14. Sliced zucchini - 1 cup
15. Minced garlic - 2 teaspoons
16. Minced fresh ginger - 1 teaspoon
17. Pineapple chunks - 1 cup
18. Sliced green onions - 1 tablespoon
19. Sesame seeds - ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Sour Shrimp

1. Stage

Whisk together honey, rice vinegar, tomato paste, pineapple juice, and soy sauce for sweet and sour sauce in a medium bowl. Whisk together water and cornstarch for thickener in another bowl. Set both aside.

2. Stage

Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Combine shrimp, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl; toss to season.

3. Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and the sesame oil in a wok or large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp in a single layer to the hot oil; cook for 1 minute without stirring. Stir and cook for another 30 seconds. Transfer to a clean plate.

4. Stage

Add remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the wok. When heated, add bell pepper and zucchini; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add pineapple; stir-fry for 30 seconds.

5. Stage

Pour in the reserved sweet and sour sauce; stir and cook until simmering, about 2 minutes.

6. Stage

Whisk the cornstarch mixture again, then gradually add it to the center of the wok; stir constantly until sauce has thickened, about 30 seconds.

7. Stage

Return the cooked shrimp to the wok; stir to combine and cook until shrimp are warmed through, about 2 minutes.

8. Stage

Garnish each serving with green onions and sesame seeds.