Fried Shrimp with Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 16 shrimp (peeled except for tail segment, deveined)
• 175 g potato starch
• 175 ml water
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 2 egg whites
• oil (for frying)
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 chili peppers (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Sesame oil
• 100 ml light soy sauce
• 1 tsp ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 tbsp cilantro leaves (chopped)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Combine all ingredients for the chili sauce and let steep for 2 hours.

2. 2.

   Whisk potato starch with baking powder and cold water until smooth. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into batter.

3. 3.

   Heat oil to 180°C (when a wooden spoon stick rises bubbles at this temperature).

4. 4.

   Dip shrimp in batter, fry in hot oil for about 1-2 minutes per batch until golden brown, serve with chili dip.