A Jammin Life

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• Ingredients:
  • 1 lb large shrimp – 16/20 size
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• Batter Ingredients:
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 egg white
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup flour (optional)
  • 1/2 cup water (optional)
• Sauce Ingredients:
  • 1/4 onion, diced
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1/4 carrot, diced
  • 1 green chili pepper, diced
  • 1 green onion, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 5 Tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 Tablespoon red pepper paste (gochujang)
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon mirin
  • 1/4 cup water

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• Batter Recipe:
  • whisk the cornstarch and water – it’s hard to mix at first, but it will come together
  • let it sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes
  • take it out gently and you will the the cornstarch sitting on the bottom and the water on top
  • pour out the water on top – you only want the wet cornstarch on the bottom
  • whisk in the egg white, oil and black pepper
• Shrimp Recipe:
  • shell and devein all the shrimp, but keep the toil on
  • remove excess moisture from the shrimp using a paper towel
  • toss with the Tablespoon of cornstarch until they are all coated
  • mix into the batter
  • heat a pot of oil to about 350 degrees F
  • fry the shrimp for about 30 seconds each in batches – don’t overcrowd the pot
  • when all the shrimp is fried, mix it back into the leftover batter
  • if you don’t have enough batter, whisk the leftover batter with the optional flour and water
  • when the shrimp is all coated, fry them one more time
  • set them aside in a strainer to drip out some oil
• Sauce Recipe:
  • cut all the vegetables and set them aside
  • mix together the ketchup, sugar, honey, gochujang, soy sauce, vinegar, mirin, and water
  • put some oil in a pan and heat on medium heat
  • add the green onion and stir-fry for about 30 seconds until the green onion is fragrant
  • add all the other vegetables, including the garlic
  • stir-fry everything for about 3-5 minutes until all the vegetables are softened
  • pour in the sauce and mix
  • bring it to a boil then turn off heat
  • fold in all the fried shrimp and serve!

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