Honey walnut shrimp is sweet, crunchy, and yummy but I’ve actually never eaten it until I met the Spork a few years ago. Google tells me it is a Western-inspired Chinese dish that may have originated in Hong Kong and was introduced to the United States in the 1980s or 1990s. Out of the Western-inspired Chinese foods I’ve now learned how to cook since marrying the Spork, this one is my favorite! There are many versions of honey walnut shrimp out there. I like this version because there is no heavy cream or sweet condensed milk but it still tastes creamy thanks to Kewpie mayo, so people with a dairy allergy can enjoy it without sacrificing taste. The shrimp in this recipe are pan fried instead of deep fried and there are some broccoli for #health. It’s about as healthy as honey walnut shrimp can get, but overall honey walnut shrimp is not all that healthy, just a very yummy dish!
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Ingredients
Candied walnuts
- 1 cup plain walnuts
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 2 tsp honey
Sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1/2 tsp mirin
- 1/4 cup kewpie mayo
- 1 tsp sugar
Everything else
- 2 cups broccolli florets
- 1 lb shrimp (peeled, de-veined top and bottom)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
Instructions
Candied honey walnuts
- Boil walnuts 1 minute then drain
- Heat up wok and add walnuts and powdered sugar. Stir until sugar caramelizes brown on the walnuts. Drizzle in honey and toss to coat.
- Put candied walnuts on parchment to dry while you prep the rest
- You can skip this entire step if you buy candied walnuts from Trader Joe's, but those don't have as much honey taste.
Honey walnut shrimp
- Boil big pot of water, once boiling add broccoli and cook for 1 minute. Scoop broccoli out and and run cold water over broccoli to stop the cooking process. Plate onto the bottom of a plate.
- While boiling water for broccoli, make the sauce by mix all ingredients together and set aside.
- Peel and de-vein 1 lb of shrimp. Heat up non-stick pan or wok, and add oil to coat teh bottom. Roll each shrimp in beaten egg, then cornstarch, then add to oil. Place shrimps 1 cm apart on the pan. Cook both sides till pink.
- Add sauce and toss with shrimp till well coated and condensing onto the shrimp (You can add walnuts in at this step if you like a saucier taste).
- Place shrimp on a bed of broccoli. Add candied walnuts to plated shrimp.
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