Sweet And Sour Shrimp & Vegetables

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped into large pieces
• 4 carrots, chopped into large but thin pieces
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 4 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/3 teaspoon cayenne (or more to your tastes)
• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (about twenty or so 26-30 count shrimp)
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons cornstarch
• water
• 10 small pineapple chunks (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet or in a wok, heat your oil to medium heat, and then add the carrot, tossing very frequently.
• 2 allow the carrot to cook for about 4 minutes.
• 3 then add your onion, and cook for another 4 minutes or so, and then add your garlic, cooking for another minute or so.
• 4 in a liquid measuring cup, add your soy sauce, brown sugar, juice, vinegar and cayenne.
• 5 add your liquid mixture to the skillet and bring to a heavy simmer.
• 6 add your shrimp, and cook until your shrimp is done (pink on both sides) approximately 3-4 minutes.
• 7 don't overcook your shrimp.
• 8 at this time, you can throw in your pineapple chunks if you wish to use them.
• 9 while your shrimp is cooking, mix your cornstarch with approximately 4-5 tablespoons of water (just enough to make it a liquid mixture-you may need a little more or a little less because i never measure the amount of water i use).
• 10 add the cornstarch mixture to your pan, and sir constantly until thick- this will not take very long at all.
• 11 you may turn your heat down to medium-low.
• 12 serve with rice.
• 13 enjoy!