Ingredients

  • White of a small egg
  • 1 tablespoon Shao-Hsing wine or sherry
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch white pepper
  • 1 pound large shrimp (about 26), shelled, deveined and washed
  • 3 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced carrots
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chopped onions
  • 1 scallion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Shao-Hsing wine or sherry
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 18 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Method

  • Mix first six ingredients together and marinate shrimp in mixture for 3 hours, refrigerated.
  • Mix all the sauce ingredients except the sesame oil and set aside.
  • Heat 3 cups vegetable oil in wok to 350 degrees.
  • Add marinated shrimp and cook 1 minute, until shrimp change color.
  • Drain shrimp and set aside.
  • Drain wok and reserve 2 tablespoons of the oil.
  • Heat wok over high heat and add reserved oil.
  • When a wisp of white smoke appears add carrots, giner, garlic, onions and scallion and stir-fry thoroughly.
  • Add sauce to mixture, stirring until it boils and thickens.
  • Add shrimp and stir a few seconds to heat.
  • Turn off heat, stir in sesame oil and serve immediately in a preheated serving dish.