Description
Vietnamese flavors get a quick update. Broiling makes these spicy shrimp crispy and easy to prepare!
Ingredients
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- 8 oz (227 g) prawns
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cups (118 ml) corn starch or potato starch
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 jalapeño
- 1/4 red onion
- 2 green scallions
- drizzle of oil
- lemon or lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 550°F (277°C).
- Prep ingredients: clean and devein shrimp; pat dry.
- Dry roast salt, ground pepper, and 5-spice powder. Set aside to cool, then mix in sugar.
- Line a shallow cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper; oil if using foil.
- Dust shrimp with potato or corn starch.
- Broil shrimp in the preheated oven for two minutes.
- In a frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Sauté garlic, onion, green scallions, and jalapeño for 3–5 minutes.
- Remove shrimp from oven.
- Add shrimp to the frying pan and cook quickly.
- Sprinkle shrimp with 3 teaspoons of the salt/sugar/pepper/five-spice mixture.
- Gently mix and heat shrimp through; remove from heat.
- Serve with lemon or lime wedges.
Notes
- For extra crispy shrimp, ensure they are completely dry before coating with starch. Patting them dry with paper towels is key.
- If you don’t have five-spice powder, a blend of ground cloves, cinnamon, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and fennel seeds can be substituted.
- Store leftover shrimp in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat gently in a pan or microwave.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Broiling
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 15
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 25
- Cholesterol: 150