Deep Fried Shrimp With Vegetables, Uncle Bill's Version Of

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 20 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (leave tails on)
• 1/2 cup celery, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled,cored and cut into small chunks
• 1/2 cup carrot, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, seeded and cut into small chunks
• 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, seeded and cut into small chunks
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 cups olive oil or 2 cups peanut oil (for deep frying)
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch or 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 prepare shrimp, then rinse in cold water; drain.
• 2 place shrimp in a bowl and sprinkle with additional black pepper and salt and let dry while preparing other ingredients.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, pinch of salt, pinch of black pepper, beaten egg and water and mix well to a smooth batter.
• 4 measure oil to a deep medium size saucepan or a frying pan and heat to medium-high heat.
• 5 dip shrimp into batter to coat well.
• 6 using tongs, hold shrimp by the tail and dip into hot oil for a couple of seconds so that the shrimp do not curl, then drop.
• 7 deep fry several shrimp at a time for about 2 minutes, turn over and cook for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 remove shrimp onto paper toweling and set aside.
• 9 heat wok to high heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil, then add prepared vegetables, stirring well and saute' for about 2 minutes until vegetables are just partially cooked.
• 10 in a small mixing bowl, mix together water, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, soy sauce and tapioca starch until mixture is smooth.
• 11 add mixture to wok, stirring constantly to coat vegetables and cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
• 12 divide shrimp equally to individual serving plates and spoon vegetable mixture over shrimp.
• 13 serve immediately.