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Vietnamese Spicy Garlic Shrimp

Vietnamese Spicy Garlic Shrimp

Spicy, buttery, garlic shrimp dish that is popular in Vietnamese restaurants.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots finely chopped
  • 1 red jalapeno sliced
  • 1 tsp red pepper flake
  • 1 head garlic finely chopped
  • 2 lb shrimp shells on
  • 2 tbsp black pepper freshly grated
  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 green onion chopped

Instructions
 

  • Rinse shrimp and leave to drain in a colander.
  • Meanwhile, begin prepping aromatics and ingredients.
  • Heat a large frying pan on medium. Add olive oil and butter to pan and allow butter to melt. Add in shallot, and red jalapeno into frying pan. Allow to sauté for 3-5 minutes until shallots soften. Then add red pepper flake and garlic and sauté on medium 2-3 minutes, or until garlic becomes golden in color.
  • Immediately after your garlic turns slightly golden, add in shrimp, turn fire on high, and saute shrimp until they become pink and cooked through ~5-7 minutes. Stir constantly to allow even cooking. Add in pepper to taste.
  • Meanwhile, combine fish sauce, oyster sauce, water, and sugar. Mix together the sauce to make sure sugar is dissolved. Then add to the shrimp when they are just about cooked through. Adjust seasonings to taste: by adding in a splash of water, oyster sauce, fish sauce, black pepper, or sugar.
  • Mix in green onion and cook for another minute until green onion is slightly softened. Serve in pan with lots of fresh lemons and white rice or crusty French bread.
Keyword Asian, seafood, shrimp, umami, Vietnamese