Sweet and Sour Shrimps Recipe
Ingredients :
0.5 kg 1 2 tablespoons 2 slices 1 1/2 tablespoons 1 1/2 tablespoons 1 2 tablespoons	Unshelled, uncooked shrimps Egg white Sugar Ginger root, peeled Cornflour Vinegar Onion (scallions) Chicken stock Oil for deep-frying
Method : Shell the shrimps, make a shallow incision down the back of each shrimps and remove the black intestinal parts. Wash and clean, then cut each shrimp in half lengthways. Make a criss-cross pattern on each half and marinate them with the egg white and 1/2 tablespoon cornflour. Finely chop the onion and ginger root. Heat up about 4 1/2 cups oil in a wok and, before the oil gets too hot, put in the shrimps pieces by piece. Fry until golden, take them out and drain. Leave about 1 tablespoon oil on the wok. Stir-fry the finely chopped onion and ginger root until their color changes. Then put inn the shrimp, stir and add sugar and continue stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. Add the remaining cornflour mixed with the chicken stock, blend well. Serve.