Asian Ginger Shrimp

Photo: flickr user Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival

Ingredients

8 Unshelled raw jumbo shrimp, thawed if frozen

1/2 cup All-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Corn oil

1/4 cup Water

1 piece ginger root, peeled, grated (1")

1 Garlic clove, crushed

1 teaspoon Chili sauce

1 Egg white

Vegetable oil

1 Green onion daisy

Red bell pepper strips

Preparation

Shell shrimp, leaving tail shells on. Make a small incision along spines.

Remove black spinal cord from shrimp.

In a bowl, combine flour, salt, corn oil and water. Stir in ginger, garlic and chili sauce and beat well. Stiffly whisk egg white, then gently fold into batter until evenly combined.

Half fill a deep-fat fryer or saucepan with oil; heat to 375'F. (190'C.) or until a 1/2" cube of day-old bread browns in 40 seconds. Hold each shrimp by its tail and dip into batter, then lower into hot oil. Fry 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Garnish with green onion daisy and bell pepper strips and serve hot.