Schezwan Prawn (Shrimps)
Szechuan Shrimps are delectable and tongue ticking appetizer , though a bit spicy , the Szechuan sauce is made at home. Here my recipe is a quick, easy and palatable Szechuan sauce , which you can add in other cuisines or serve as condiments with chicken lollipops, chicken finger and so on. You can prepare this Szechuan/ schezwan sauce in a large quantity and store in a tight container for further use . This amazing shrimp recipe is one of my best shrimp recipe as its made in homemade Szechuan sauce. This qualifies for healthy shrimp recipes for dinner or even for lunch.
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INGREDIENTS FOR SZECHUAN SAUCE:
- 12 -15 whole red chilies
- 1 tbsp spoon vinegar
- 1/4 tsp soya sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
- 2-3 tbsp tomato sauce
- 7-8 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
- 250 gms big shrimps ( peeled )
- 1 tsp red chilly powder
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 green capsicum ( chopped into cube shaped )
- 4-5 spring onion bulbs (each chopped into 2 )
- 4-5 spring onion greens ( stem ) ( finely chopped )
- 1 tbsp olive oil / vegetable oil / butter
HOW TO MAKE SZECHUAN SHRIMPS ( Schezwan Prawn )
1. Soak whole red chilies for half and hour , break them into two pieces and de-seed them. ( you won’t be able to remove all the seeds , but try as much as you can , this will lessen the hotness )
2.Wash , clean , devein and marinate the shrimps / prawns with salt , red chilly powder and ginger garlic paste for an hour .
3. Grind the chilies in a food processor with little water in which they were soaked and make a coarse paste .
4. In a pan or kadhai , drizzle oil, add ginger garlic and fry for a minute . ( keep on slow flame as they should not turn brown )
5. Now add the chilly paste and fry for a minute.
6. Add pepper powder
7. Add 1/2 tbsp vinegar ( later if you feel less you can add 1/ 2 tbsp more in the end to adjust the taste , as I added 1/2 tbsp later for my taste buds , but this depends on you )
8. Add soya sauce
9. Add 2-3 tbsp tomato sauce (add 2 tbsp , then later in the end, if you feel the need to adjust the taste, then add 1-2 tbsp more )
10. Fry until the oil separates, now add 3 -5 tbsp water. sprinkle salt, mix well and adjust the other seasonings too like vinegar and tomato sauce, fry until oil separates.
- If you feel Szechuan Shrimps are spicy then add tomato sauce more to adjust the hotness.
- If you want you can deep fry the prawns or pan fry them , both are fine , it totally depends on you.