Spicy Szechuan Shrimp Recipes

SPICY SZECHUAN SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss together the shrimp with 2 tablespoons of the Shaoxing wine and 2 teaspoons of the cornstarch.
• In a small bowl, combine ½ cup of the water, chili oil with black beans, doubanjiang, soy sauce, Szechuan peppercorns or pepper-salt, and the remaining tablespoon of wine.
• In a separate small bowl, combine the remaining teaspoon of cornstarch with the remaining teaspoon of water.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until just opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the skillet.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the sauce mixture to the skillet and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, for a minute or two, then return the shrimp to the skillet along with any accumulated juices.
• Bring the sauce back to a boil and then add the cornstarch-water mixture. Cook, stirring, for another minute or two until the shrimp is heated through and the sauce thickens.
• Serve hot, garnished with scallions.

SZECHWAN SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch, honey, crushed red pepper, and ground ginger. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in green onions and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in shrimp, and toss to coat with oil. Stir in sauce. Cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and thickened.

SZECHUAN SHRIMP, A CLASSIC CHINESE RESTAURANT DISH

Steps:

• Mix the shrimp together with 1 teaspoon of oil and ½ teaspoon of cornstarch until the shrimp are evenly coated. Set aside.
• With the burner on low, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in your wok. Add the ginger and fry for 30 seconds. Next, add the douban jiang or the hot chili oil (with chili flakes), the garlic, and the shallots, and continue to stir fry for another 2 minutes.
• Next, stir in the ketchup and hoisin sauce, and turn the heat up from low to medium. Let the ketchup and hoisin sauce fry for 1 to 2 minutes to bring out a rich color and flavor. Turn the heat down if it looks like the sauce may burn.
• Next, add the Shaoxing wine, water chestnuts (if using), and the red bell pepper. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock, and let the mixture come to a boil; then immediately turn the heat down to let the mixture simmer.
• Add the rice vinegar, sesame oil, salt, sugar and white pepper, and continue to simmer the sauce for another 3 minutes. When 3 minutes have elapsed, turn the heat up slightly and stir in the shrimp.
• Once the shrimp and sauce mixture returns to a steady simmer, stir in the cornstarch slurry until the sauce has thickened. At this point, the shrimp should be opaque and cooked through. Stir in the scallions. Serve with steamed rice!

SPICY SZECHUAN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp and combine with cornstarch.
• In food processor chop garlic and ginger.
• Cut green onions into 1 inch lengths, add to food processor and pulse 4-6 times until finely chopped and mixed. Stir in red pepper flakes. Reserve.
• In a separate bowl, stir together rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, salt, ketchup, chili paste and sesame oil. Reserve.
• Julienne the bamboo shoots and add to a new bowl with the peas. Yes, this recipe requires some prep time, but well worth it!
• Heat a wok or large deep skillet. Add oil and heat to frying temperature, around 400 F if you have an oil themometer, which I don't.
• Add shrimp and stir gently 2-3 minutes until almost cooked through. Remove the shrimp to a separate bowl and discard all but 2 Tbsp of the oil.
• Add garlic/ginger/green onion mixture and stir fry 30 seconds until fragrant. Add bamboo shoots and peas and stir to coat.
• Add sauce mix and bring to a boil, then add the shrimp and heat through.
• Serve over rice and enjoy.

SPICY SZECHUAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a small, dry saucepan. When the saucepan is hot, add the Szechuan peppercorns and, shaking the pan constantly, toast until the peppercorns are fragrant. Remove from the heat. Place the peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind. Season the chicken pieces with the peppercorns and salt and set aside. Heat a large wok over high heat. When the wok is hot, add the oil. Add the ginger, garlic and onions and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken, broccoli, peppers, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry and chile paste. Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked, but al dente, about 5 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry for 1 more minute.

SPICY SZECHUAN SHRIMP STIR-FRY (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• In a bowl toss shrimp with sherry, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and broth; whisk to dissolve the cornstarch; set aside.
• In another small bowl combine soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce and sugar; set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil a wok or large heavy frypan.
• Add in the red bell pepper and stir-fry until crisp-tender (about 4 minutes).
• Add in the shrimp (coated with marinade) and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Add in green onions; stir-fry for about 30 seconds.
• Add in soy sauce mixture, and the cornstarch/broth mixture; cook until thickened (about 1 minute).
• Transfer to a bowl and serve with rice.

SPICY SICHUAN-STYLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• 1. Heat a wok over high heat. Add the oil, and when it is very hot and slightly smoking, add the ginger, garlic, and scallions.
• 2. Stir-fry for 20 seconds, then add the shrimp. Stir-fry the shrimp for about 1 minutes.
• 3. Add the sauce ingredients and continue to stir-fry for another 3 minutes over a high heat. Serve at once.