♥ Honey Walnut Shrimps ♥

Honey walnut shrimp is an interesting American-style Chinese food I have come across during my exchange at San Francisco. It is a combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and creamy, which is common in form of takeaway.

It consists of shrimps coated in an egg-white-corn-starch batter, deep fried to golden brown and toss together in a creamy sweet mayo dressing, serves with more caramelized walnuts.

This honey walnut shrimp is so easy to make and it is so much healthier than takeout! You can control the among and calorie of the creamy honey sauce by using low-fat mayonnaise and light milk.

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Adapted from Fifteen Spatulas

You'll need:

For the shrimp:

1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined

2 egg whites

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 cup candied walnuts

vegetable oil, for frying

For the sauce:

1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise

2 tbsp light sweetened condensed milk

1 tbsp honey

1 tsp lemon juice

How to make honey walnut shrimp:

1. In a heavy bottom saucepan, heat up vegetable oil on medium high heat.
2. Whisk together egg whites and cornstarch until thicken and smooth. Dip shrimp into batter, and deep fry for 2-3 minutes, until golden brown. Do it in two batches.
3. Drain on kitchen paper.
4. To serve, combine mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk, honey and lemon juice. Drizzle over the shrimp and serve with candied walnuts.

With all my love <3

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