Drunken Shrimp

Name: Drunken Shrimp
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 0.75 cup Beer; 0.5 tsp Black Pepper; 2 tbsp Canola Oil; 1 tbsp Cornstarch; 2 tbsp Fresh Ginger; 6 whole Garlic; 3 whole Green Onion; 0.25 cup Ketchup; 2 lb Large Shrimp; 1 whole Onion; 1 tbsp Red Pepper Flakes; 1 dash Salt; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Toasted Sesame Oil; 1 tbsp Water

Appetizer 🧄Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Chinese 🇨🇳 High-Protein 💪Pescatarian 🐟

Drunken Shrimp tosses plump shrimp with onion, garlic, and ginger, then swirls them in a glossy sweet-heat sauce spiked with beer and a touch of ketchup. The balance of spice, aromatics, and malty depth makes each bite lively yet comforting. It’s a quick, crowd-pleasing dinner that shines on busy weeknights with rice or noodles.

Prep20 mins
Cook10 mins
Serves6
DifficultyEasy

1

Heat canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and ginger; cook, stirring, until just fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the shrimp, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes; cook, stirring, until the shrimp are slightly pink, about 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in the beer, ketchup, and sugar; bring the sauce to a boil.
2

Dissolve the cornstarch in water, then stir it into the boiling sauce. Cook until the sauce boils again and thickens, and the shrimp are bright pink on the outside and no longer translucent in the center, about 2 minutes more. Stir in the sesame oil; remove from the heat. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.