Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Try making this Chinese takeout classic in your air fryer. The same flavour of the salt and pepper shrimp but much less oil!
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 450g/1 lbs large shrimp/prawns cleaned and deveined
- 3 tbsp cornstarch/corn flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- cooking spray
For the garnish
- 3 cloves garlic sliced
- ½ red chilli sliced
- 1 tbsp ginger cut into thin matchsticks
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Clean and devein the shrimp. You can leave the tails on. Slice the garlic cloves and red chilli, cut the ginger into thin matchsticks, set aside till needed.
- In a medium and shallow bowl combine the cornstarch, salt and white pepper. Toss the shrimp in the mixture. Then shake off the excess cornstarch and place in your air fryer in a single layer. Spray with cooking spray making sure the cornstarch coating is fully covered by the spray. Then flip the shrimp on the other side and spray again.
- Air fry at 180C/350F for 4 minutes, then flip the shrimp on the other side, spray again and cook for 3-4 minutes longer. (If you are not able to set the temperature on your air fryer, choose "air fryer" setting.)
- While the shrimp is cooking, preheat 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a small pan or a saucepan and quickly fry the sliced red chilli, garlic and ginger. Watch carefully, once you see the red chilli starting to curl, immediately remove the aromatics from the oil with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel lined plate to soak up excess oil. Serve the shrimp topped with the fried aromatics and sliced green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 10gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 814mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 211IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
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