ORIENTAL GINGER SHRIMP

Ingredients:

• 8 Unshelled raw jumbo shrimp,
• -thawed if frozen
• 1/2 c All-purpose flour
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1 ts Corn oil
• 1/4 c Water
• 1 Piece ginger root, peeled,
• -grated (1")
• 1 Garlic clove, crushed
• 1 ts Chili sauce
• 1 Egg white
• Vegetable oil
• 1 Green onion daisy
• Red bell pepper strips

Preparation:

• Shell shrimp, leaving tail shells on.
• Make a small incision along spines.
• Remove black spinal cord from shrimp.
• In a bowl, combine flour, salt, corn oil and water.
• Stir in ginger, garlic and chili sauce and beat well.
• Stiffly whisk egg white, then gently fold into batter until evenly combined.
• Half fill a deep-fat fryer or saucepan with oil, heat to 375`F.
• (190`C.
• ) or until a 1/2" cube of day-old bread browns in 40 seconds.
• Hold each shrimp by its tail and dip into batter, then lower into hot oil. Fry 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Garnish with green onion daisy and bell pepper strips and serve hot.