Udang Pedas Manis - Sweet and Spicy Shrimps

5.0 from 6 reviews

Author: Anita Jacobson

Categories: Main Dish

Cuisines: Indonesian

Ingredients: Seafood

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 100 gram shallot (Indonesian: bawang merah), thinly sliced
• 5-10 dried red chilies (Indonesian: cabe merah kering)
• 3/4 cup chicken stock (or water is fine too)
• 1/3 cup sweet soy sauce (Indonesian: kecap manis)
• 500 gram medium size shrimps, peeled, deveined, tails intact
• 1 1/2 tablespoon corn starch + 3 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté shallot and dried red chilies until fragrant, about 3 minutes.
2. Pour chicken stock and sweet soy sauce into the pan and bring to a boil.
3. Add shrimps and cook until they start to turn pink, about 1 minute.
4. Add corn starch solution to thicken the sauce and cook for another 2 minutes.
5. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate, and serve with steamed white rice.