Crispy Honey Walnut Shrimp
Description
Enjoy a favorite Chinese takeout dish from home. Crispy savory bites of shrimp are drizzled with a sticky sweet honey sauce and sprinkled with sweet walnuts. Serve over steamed rice.
Ingredients
Sweet Walnuts
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup water
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Pinch of kosher salt
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1 cup California walnuts
Honey Sauce
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1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk or sweetened condensed coconut milk
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3 tablespoons honey
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Pinch kosher salt
Crispy Shrimp
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1 pound large (16/20 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
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2 cups Mochiko (sweet rice flour), divided
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
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1 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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3/4 cup very cold club soda
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2 tablespoons beaten egg
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Vegetable oil for frying
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Steamed white rice
PREPARATION
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To prepare walnuts, place all ingredients in a small skillet and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until nicely glazed, stirring occasionally and watching carefully to make sure they don’t scorch. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and let cool.
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Stir together Honey Sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
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Whisk together 3/4 cup Mochiko, cornstarch, salt and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Whisk in club soda and egg. (Add a little more liquid or a little more flour as needed to make a very thick batter.)
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Place several inches of oil in a large heavy saucepan or fryer and heat until very hot, 350°F on a deep fry thermometer.
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Place shrimp on a baking sheet and pat dry with paper towels.
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Working in batches, dip each shrimp into the remaining Mochiko, then dip into the batter, letting the excess drip off. Gently place in the oil and cook for 3 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through, turning once. Remove from oil and drain on a paper-towel lined baking sheet.
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Serve immediately over rice with honey sauce and walnuts. If you need to re-crisp the shrimp, place on a baking sheet and cook at 400°F for 5 minutes or until crisp.
NUTRITION
- Calories: 800 cal
- Total Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 16.5 g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12.4 g
- Cholesterol: 170 mg
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Carbohydrates: 97 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g
- Total Sugars: 24 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Vitamin D: 0 mcg
- Calcium: 150 mg
- Iron: 1 mg
- Potassium: 380 mg