Sweet and Sour Shrimp
Portion Size: 3 oz. pork, 1 c. serving size with sauce and vegetables
Ingredients: Yields: 8 servings
| Ingredients | Notes: |
| 2 ½ lb. shrimp | Deveined, peeled and tail removed |
| 1 16 ounce can pineapple chunks (juice packed) | |
| 2/3 cup sugar | |
| ½ cup vinegar | |
| ¼ cup cornstarch | |
| 2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules | |
| ¼ cup lite soy sauce | |
| 2 eggs, beaten | |
| ½ cup cornstarch | |
| ½ cup flour | |
| ½ cup water | |
| ¼ teaspoon black pepper | |
| 2 Tablespoon oil | |
| 4 medium carrots | Wash, Peel, and thinly sliced at an angle |
| 4 cloves garlic, minced | |
| 2 Large Bell peppers Green or Red | Wash, remove stem and seeds, and cut into ½ inch pieces |
| 4 Cups, hot cooked rice | May use brown or white enriched rice |
Directions:
| Steps: | Directions: | Critical Control Point /Quality Assurance |
| 1 | For sauce, drain pineapple, reserving juice. Cut pineapple into ½ inch pieces. | |
| 2 | Add water to reserved juice to equal 1 ½ cups | |
| 3 | Stir in sugar, vinegar, the 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, soy sauce and bouillon and set aside | |
| 4 | For batter: In a small bowl, combine egg the ¼ cup cornstarch, flour, water and pepper. | |
| 5 | Whisk thoroughly, until smooth. | |
| 6 | Dip shrimp into batter. In small amount of oil, sauté about 1/3 of the shrimp. Cook pieces for 4-5 minutes on medium high heat. Batter Should be golden brown. Repeat until all chicken is cooked. Drain any excess oil on paper towels. | Cook 165° F degrees for chicken |
| 7 | In a large skillet or wok, Add 1 Tablespoon oil, and heat over medium high heat. | |
| 8 | Stir fry carrots and garlic for 1 minute. | |
| 9 | Add sweet peppers and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes, or till tender crisp | |
| 10 | Push from center of pan. Stir in sauce into center of pan or wok. Cook until thick and bubbly | |
| 11 | Stir in all pineapple and shrimp. Stir together all ingredients to coat with sauce. Heat through. | Cook until temperature reaches 165°F. Serve. |
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