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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 36 large or 24 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (deveining optional)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
- Sesame seeds, toasted for about 15 minutes in a 350F oven
Method
- Heat the soy sauce in a small saucepan and add the sugar; stir until it completely dissolves.
- Rinse off the shrimp and heat the oil in a saute pan or wok over high heat.
- When the oil begins to ripple, add the shrimp all at once.
- Toss the shrimp by pulling the pan toward you with a sudden jerkthis gets the shrimp to jump out of the pan, or stir the shrimp with a pair of chopsticks or a wooden spoon.
- When the shrimp just begin to turn red, in 3 to 4 minutes, take them out of the pan with a spider utensil or skimmer and reserve on a plate.
- Wipe any oil out of the pan with a paper towel and pour in the soy saucesugar mixture.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and when the sauce is reduced by about half, put the shrimp back in.
- Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the shrimp and stir the shrimp around in the sauce, still over high heat, until theyre well coated with a shiny glaze, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.