Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp

Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 pounds extra large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Combine fish sauce, dark brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes and water in a bowl and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook a few minutes more. Do not brown.
3. Turn heat up to medium-high and add shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently, until shrimp are just barely pink and still translucent in spots, a few minutes. Add fish sauce mixture, turn heat down to medium, and simmer until shrimp are cooked through, a few minutes more. (Note: the sauce will be thin.) Off the heat, stir in scallions and cilantro. Serve immediately with jasmine rice.

recipe from Onceuponachef.com.  I get her emails with new recipes, amazing!

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Ingredients

• 2 small garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 tsp fish oil or you can use 1 tsp of anchovy paste
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, from one lemon
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (I like the brand Maille)
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup mayonnaise, best quality such as Hellmann's Real
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, anchovy paste, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Add the mayonnaise, Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt and pepper and whisk until well combined. Taste and adjust to your liking.

I threw all the ingredients in a my bullet blender, it turned our thick and amazing.  You can use your blender as well :)