Sweet and Sour Glazed Shrimp

Mix Chinese plum sauce, ketchup and rice wine vinegar to get the perfect balance of flavors for this shrimp.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Main dish
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Chinese plum sauce
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1¼ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined and tails removed
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts kept separate)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tsp finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 3 tbsp unseasoned rice wine vinegar
• Cooked white rice, for serving, optional

Instructions

1. Stir together the plum sauce, ketchup, soy sauce and pepper flakes in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
3. Add the scallion whites, garlic and ginger to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until soft, about 1 minute. Add the vinegar and scrape up any brown bits that cling to the bottom of the skillet. Add the plum-ketchup sauce and bring to a simmer. Return the shrimp to the skillet along with the scallion greens and give the skillet a swirl to bring everything together. Divide among 4 plates and serve with white rice if using.