10/2/06 | Leftovers: Ketchup Shrimp
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This is another Leftovers picture from a few months ago. I think this is called various names (I won’t be calling it Ghetto Shrimp due to popular un-demand), but it basically involves shrimp in the shell and the magic of ketchup. Yep, Ketchup Shrimp. I know there are a bunch of different recipes out there involving shrimp in the shell and butter / chicken stock / tomato paste, and a lot of them are cajun recipes or from the South. But this one just relies on ketchup for the base.
I’ve spruced it up a bit with a mixture of garlic, ginger and green onions. It’s basically just shrimp in the shell that’s been cleaned, de-veined and soaked in a bit of salt, water and rice wine for 15 minutes. Rinse the shrimp before cooking. You fry up the aromatics, add the shrimp and cook till barely done, then add the ketchup, a bit of chicken stock and maybe some soy sauce or hot sauce. Tasty.
I’ve found this is surprisingly forgiving when warmed up in the microwave the next day. The key is not do overdo it. Oh, and of course, don’t microwave this at work/school or you may be getting a lot of dirty looks. Seafood and microwaves - they don’t play well together for a lot of people…
October 3rd, 2006 at 5:33 pm
Damn, I would usually be disgusted by something known as “Ketchup Shrimp” but the picture looks pretty good. I imagine that it’d do just nice over a bed of white rice.
October 3rd, 2006 at 7:01 pm
Mmmm, that indeed looks pretty tasty! Coincidentally, my Mom used to serve us something like that…except, she used ketchup AND plum sauce - with red peppers, ginger, green onions, garlic, a bit of soy sauce. It was great with plain white rice.