Adapted from pupswithchopsticks.com
- Glazed Walnuts
- 1/ 2 cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/ 4 teaspoon salt
- Sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari sauce
- Shrimp
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp (16-20 per pound), peeled and deveined
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon soy or tamari sauce (optional)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Step 1: Make the Candied Walnuts
- Place walnuts in nuts in an 8-10 inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Toss until fragrant.
- Add water, sugar, and salt; stir with rubber spatula until sugar mixture caramelizes and nuts begin to clump together, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Place nuts on a sheet of parchment paper until cool, approximately 20 minutes. Break apart with your hands.
- Step 2: Make the Sauce
- In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, and optional ingredients. Whisk until smooth.
- Step 3: Prepare the Shrimp
- Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Butterfly the shrimp by making a slit down it’s back. This means you’ll need to cut along the back about ¼ inch deep to split them for more surface area.
- Make the Egg Dredge – In a bowl, beat the eggs, onion powder, and soy sauce together. Add the butterflied shrimp into this egg mixture and let the egg fully coat it.
- Coat the Shrimp in Starch – Place cornstarch on a large plate. Then take each shrimp one by one and coat it in the starch. Make sure you also get starch along the slit to give it more crispy surface area once it’s deep fried.
- Heat about 2 inches of vegetable or peanut oil in a pan or wok to 350°F. Add the shrimp one-by-one, waiting 10 seconds in between each addition (this allows a hard crust to form). Add just enough shrimp to not overcrowd the pot. Fry for 2-3 minutes, until golden and crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
- Step 4: Combine Everything
- Toss the fried shrimp in the sauce until evenly coated.
- Add the candied walnuts and gently mix to combine.
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