Coated in a garlic-ginger sauce with spicy doubanjiang, this mouth-watering Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry (Ebi Chili) comes together quickly for a weeknight meal!

Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry (Ebi Chili)

INGREDIENTS

• 10 shrimps (9 oz or 250 g)
• 1 Tbsp potato starch/cornstarch (for cleaning shrimp)
• neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc) (separated)

Marinade for shrimp:

• ¼ tsp kosher salt or sea salt (use half if using table salt)
• 2 dashes white pepper powder
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1 Tbsp potato starch/cornstarch

Chili Sauce:

• 1 knob ginger (1 inch)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 green onion/scallion (Use only white part)
• 2 tsp Doubanjiang (spicy chili bean sauce/broad bean paste) (See Notes)
• 2 Tbsp ketchup
• ½ cup chicken stock/broth (120 ml; or water)
• 1 Tbsp sake
• 1½ tsp sugar
• 1 tsp sesame oil (roasted)
• 2 Tbsp water
• 1 Tbsp potato starch/cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Gather all the ingredients.
2. Peel the shell, devein, and cut the back of shrimps so that it absorbs more flavors being marinated.
3. Clean shrimps with potato starch and rinse under cold running water.
4. Pat dry the shrimps with paper towel and place them in a medium bowl. Add all the ingredients for marinade into the bowl rub well with shrimps.
5. Cut white part of scallion into small pieces and keep it aside (use it later). Mince the ginger and garlic and put them together in a small bowl.
6. Heat oil on a large non-stick frying pan on medium high heat. When the pan is hot, cook shrimps until both sides change color (inside doesn’t have to be cooked through at this point). Turn off the heat and transfer the shrimp to a plate. Quickly rinse the pan.
7. In the same frying pan, heat oil over medium heat and sauté the white part of scallion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Lower the heat and add the chili bean paste and ketchup.
8. Then add chicken broth (water), sake, and sugar to the pan.
9. Continue cooking for a few minutes on simmer. Then return the shrimp to the pan and add the green part of scallion. Cook until shrimp is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
10. Add the sesame oil and then pour the potato starch/water mixture to thicken the sauce. Stir well and remove from heat. Transfer the shrimp to a serving dish.

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