honey sesame skrimps

so we're going to batter it first, I started with a mixture of 2 flours:1 water (roughly) and an egg lightly beaten. mix until smooth set aside for 10 minutes.

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de-vein, shell skrimps, rinse and pat dry. coat well with corn starch...make sure you pat the very dry fuckface.

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if you want, julienne some veggies

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batter the skrimps deep fry until golden brown,

pro-tip: try frying just one skrimp first to see how the batter consistency is, if you don't like it adjust it with more water (to thin) or more flour (to thicken) once you get the batter down fry them a few a time

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drain on a paper towel and keep them warm, carefully remove oil from the wok

2:1 honey to sesame oil, warmed gently

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optional veggies sauteed in some hot oil (hot as in spicy)

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toss our pals the skrimps and the veggies well and coat and warm through

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put in a bowl and sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy (serviced with some sushi and edamame).

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yum

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moar ketchup

if i dont have or can't find sesame oil, whats comparable?

pretty much any regular supermarket will have some in the asian section. it'll probably be more expensive than normal oil though

and i feel like that's a shit load of sesame oil w/ a 2:1 ratio. i obviously haven't made it, but sesame oil is pretty intense flavor/aroma-wise. a little usually goes a long way

if i dont have or can't find sesame oil, whats comparable?
Nothing.

I can find it at Wal-Mart here in the asian section :shrug:

The mexican is right, it's pretty strong and it's an easy way to make anything taste asian.

pretty much any regular supermarket will have some in the asian section. it'll probably be more expensive than normal oil though

and i feel like that's a shit load of sesame oil w/ a 2:1 ratio. i obviously haven't made it, but sesame oil is pretty intense flavor/aroma-wise. a little usually goes a long way

I used 1 Tbsp sesame oil, 2 Tbsp honey

did I post that backwards? LOL

edit-yeah I did, sorry man the ratio was BACKWARDS, it's 2:1 honey to sesame oil whoops

i want a better pic of the finished product without your placemat and chopsticks. but it looks good. except i don't like sesame seeds.

well it's a little late for that....

making this tonight

how was it?

It was good...I served it over a bed of those super skinny white asian noodles.
Had a hard time getting the batter to bond with the shrimp...ended up adding some more water to thin out the batter a bit. Seemed to work better.

Alas, I was going to add some shredded carrots to go with the green peppers but I forgot :(