Honey Walnut Shrimp

This dish has always been a favorite treat of mine and probably a lot of kids growing up.  When my family would have those extended family dinners, I'd be sure to request this dish hoping that my parents would order it.  Since the past HK style dishes came out well, my friend and I decided to meet up to make this childhood favorite.  The recipe I've written here is based on a recipe on allrecipes.com but the tweaks in there are all mine.  This dish is fun and easy to make, and pretty close to the original; but most definitely cheaper than the dish from the restaurants.  Hope you all have as much fun making it as I did.  Please enjoy this recipe.  Cook. Eat. Love. Smile. 

04.06.12: Honey Walnut Shrimp
Photo Credit: Catherine Wong

Honey Walnut Shrimp

10-15 (approx) large shrimps, peeled and deveined

8 oz package of walnuts

1 ½ cups of corn starch

4 egg whites

¼ cup of mayonnaise

3 tbsp of condensed milk

3 tbsp of honey

1 cup of oil for frying

Prep-Work:

1.     Whip the egg whites until foamy

2.     Make the batter by combining the cornstarch and egg whites until a pasty consistency

3.     Allow the batter to rest for about 15 minutes. 

4.     Make the sauce by combining the mayonnaise and the condensed milk in a separate bowl, the sauce should be a very smooth consistency without lumps from the mayonaise

5.     Line a sheet tray with foil and place the walnuts in a single layer on the foil

6.     Then drizzle the honey and evenly coat all the walnuts  

7.     Place it in the oven at 375 F and occasionally stir the walnuts to cook evenly

Procedure:

1.     Place the oil into a pot and bring to 350 degrees

2.     Dry the shrimps and dip into the batter

3.     Then place the shrimp into the hot oil in batches to avoid dropping the temperature

4.     When lightly golden brown, retrieve the shrimp and place on a paper towel

5.     Fry all the shrimps

6.     Then place the shrimp into a bowl with as much of sauce as wanted and ¾ of all the walnuts, and toss evenly so that all the shrimp and walnuts have sauce

7.     Then plate and serve with the rest of the walnuts sprinkled on top.