A sweet and savory fried shrimp dish that is perfect for your next dinner.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: deep fried, honey walnut shrimp, shrimp
Ingredients
Shrimp
1½lbsshrimp(U6-8)
½tbspsalt
Wet batter
1cupflour
1largeegg
330mlcarbonated water or beer
Sauce
½cupmayo
2tbspsweetened condensed milk
1tbsphoney
½-1tbsplemon juice
Candied walnuts
1cup walnuts
¼cup brown sugar
¼cupwater
Instructions
Peel, wash, and butterfly your shrimp. I like to use a pairing knife and make a few thin cuts along the back of the shrimp until your can spread it like a butterfly.
Season shrimp with salt.
Preheat your oil to 350F.
Mix all your wet batter ingredients in a bowl.
Coat your shrimp into the wet batter and fry for 2 minutes until crispy.
Add all your candied walnut ingredients into a bowl then heat over medium until all the water has evaporated. (5-10 minutes)
Mix your sauce ingredients together in a bowl and toss the shrimp with the sauce and candied walnuts.
Air fry method
All steps stay the same except you will not need the wet batter. Instead, mix the shrimp with 1 beaten egg then coat in corn starch.
Air fry at 400F for 5-10 minutes depending on size.