Another quick and easy Bangla Chinese dish, this Sweet Sour and Spicy Shrimp has that deshi flair we all love.

Pairs amazingly with some steamed white rice, or try it with my other Bangla Chinese recipes – Fried Rice, Soy Sauce Chicken, Shrimp Stirfry, Spicy Batter Fried Chicken.

You can also use this same recipe with Chicken instead of Shrimp!

Just replace the shrimp with sliced or cubed chicken breast/thighs to make a deshi style sweet and sour chicken.

Some tips:

1. Prep your sauces/veggies/all other ingredients before starting to cook.
2. You can either mince the ginger or slice into large chunks. Mincing will give you more flavor but you might taste little bites of ginger in the sauce. If you’re not a fan of ginger you can slice them into large chunks so they are easier to avoid while eating/you can pick them out. Add the chunks at the very beginning if that’s what you’re using so it has extra time to fry.
3. Feel free to skip the shrimp marinade to make it even easier

You can watch the full process in this video!

INGREDIENTS  

• 10 oz shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp ginger (thick slices/minced)
• 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
• 1 cup onion (cubed)
• 2 cups bell pepper (cubed)
• 1/4 cup green onion (chopped)
• 2-5 green chilis (split)

Shrimp Marinade

• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Pinch of black pepper

Sauce

• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1 dash black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS 

Season your shrimp with soy sauce, salt, pepper, and corn flour. Mixing everything together to form a paste. Let marinate for 10 mins while you prep the veggies etc.

Put all the ingredients for the sauce together and whisk until well incorporated.

Heat your pan on high, pour in some oil, and add your shrimp. Fry for just 30 seconds on each side, then turn your heat down to medium

Add in the ginger and garlic, frying for a minute or so until the garlic starts to brown.

Then, throw in the onions and bell pepper. Stirfry for a couple minutes until the veggies get some color on them.

Then pour in your sauce. Let it simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens, taste and adjust salt and sugar if needed.

Add in some split green chilis a couple minutes before taking it off the heat, and garnish with some chopped green onions