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Vietnamese Caramel Shrimp (Tom Rim)
It had been too long since I had last had shrimp and I was craving some. I remembered seeing a recipe for caramel shrimp a while ago when I was looking for recipes for the
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat the sugar and water in a large pan on medium-high heat until it caramelized and turns a dark brown.
sugar2 tablespoons
2
Carefully add the water and heat until the caramel dissolves. (Caution: The caramel sauce will foam up quite a bit so you need to be careful as you add the water.)
3
Remove from heat and set aside.
4
Heat the oil in a pan.
oil1 tablespoonsesame oil1 teaspoon
5
Add the shallot, garlic, ginger and chili and saute for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes.
garlic (chopped)2 clovesginger (grated)1 teaspoon
6
Add the shrimp, 2 tablespoons of the caramel sauce, fish sauce and pepper and simmer until the shrimp is pink all over, about ⏱️ 2-4 minutes.
shrimp (peeled and deviened)1 poundfish sauce2 tablespoons
7
Remove from heat and stir in the sesame oil and cilantro.
oil1 tablespoonsesame oil1 teaspooncilantro (chopped)1 tablespoon
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