General Tso Shrimp
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
171 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese-American Fussion
General Tso Shrimp
Description
The recipe calls for a homemade sauce blending vegetable stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, Asian chili sauce, and cornstarch, shaken well before cooking. Shrimp is cooked in vegetable and sesame oils with minced garlic and ginger until pink and opaque, turning tightly curled. After cooking, the shrimp is removed while the pan is wiped clean to control oil levels.
Heating the sauce in the pan thickens it quickly due to the cornstarch. The shrimp and sliced scallions are then returned to the pan and stirred to coat evenly with the thick, glossy sauce. The dish is served immediately to enjoy the sauce’s texture and the shrimp’s tender bite.
General Tso Shrimp offers a contrasting flavor of sweet, sour, and spicy notes with the familiarity of shrimp texture, making it suitable as a main dish accompanied by rice or vegetables.
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable stock low sodium, or chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce gluten free if required, or tamari
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Asian chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 inch ginger minced
- 1 pound Shrimp peeled, deveined, tails removed
- 2 scallions green and white parts, sliced
Instructions
- Put vegetable stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, chili sauce, and cornstarch in a jar with a lid and shake well to combine.
- In a large skillet, heat vegetable and sesame oils over medium high heat.
- Add garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
- Add shrimp to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes per side, using tongs to turn them. When cooked, the shrimp will turn pink and opaque. They will also curl tightly.
- Transfer the shrimp to a plate. Wipe the pan with paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Give the sauce mixture another good shake, then pour into the pan.
- Cook and stir until the sauce is thick and glossy, about 1 minute.
- Add shrimp and sliced scallion to the pan. Stir to coat in sauce. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 171 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 171kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 143mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 1608mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 264IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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