Caramel Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
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Water, 1/2 cup -- 4 fl.oz
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Soy sauce, Sweet soy sauce, 4 tbsp. -- 2 fl.oz
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Maggi Seasoning, 2 tbsp. -- 1 fl.oz
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Cornstarch, 4 tsp. -- 0.5 oz
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Fish sauce, 2 tsp. -- 0.25 fl.oz
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Bacon, chopped, 1 cup -- 8 oz
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Shallot, minced, 2 each -- 2 oz
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Garlic, minced, 2 tbsp. -- 1 oz
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Black pepper, coarse ground, 1/2 tsp. -- 2 g
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Crustaceans, Shrimp, raw, peeled & deveined, tail on, 3 cups -- 2 lb
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Scallions, chopped, 1/2 cup -- 1 oz
Preparation
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1Whisk together the water, soy sauce, Maggi Seasoning, fish sauce, and cornstarch. Set aside.
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2Bring bacon to room temperature. Heat a 10-12 inch sauté pan over medium heat. Cook bacon, stirring often, until it renders some of its fat and begins to brown, approximately 2-5 minutes.
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3Stir in shallots, garlic, and black pepper and cook until garlic just begins to brown, approximately 30 seconds. Quickly add shrimp. Cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp are half cooked.
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4Remix sauce to make sure cornstarch is distributed in sauce. Stir in sauce well to coat shrimp evenly, and continue to cook until sauce is thick and syrupy.
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5Taste and adjust seasonings with Maggi Seasoning, color with sweet soy sauce, and if needed, add water.
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6Stir in scallions and serve.
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7Serve with plain white rice.
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