How to Make Honey Walnut Shrimp | Easy to Follow Recipe

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds provide a similar crunch with fewer calories.

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Coconut cream offers richness with less sugar.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein, cost-effective and versatile.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and adds creaminess.

Preheat a pan on low heat.

Dry roast the walnut halves for 2-3 minutes to bring out their flavor, then set aside in a bowl.

In a pan, combine 1/2 cup filtered water, 1/4 cup cane sugar, and 1 tbsp honey, and bring to a boil.

Let the mixture cook and thicken for about 1-2 minutes until dissolved.

Add the toasted walnuts to the mixture and stir until most of the water evaporates and the walnuts caramelize.

Transfer the caramelized walnuts to a non-stick cookie sheet or a plate sprayed with non-stick cooking oil, spacing them out to prevent sticking as they cool.

In a mixing bowl, separate the yolk from 1 fresh egg and set the egg white aside.

Add half the yolk to the mixing bowl along with 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard.

Whisk in a few drops of 2 tbsp vegetable oil at a time to emulsify until thickened, then continue adding the oil gradually until fully incorporated.

Add 1 tsp lemon juice, a little salt, 1/2 tsp honey, 1/2 tsp sweetened condensed milk, and 1/4 tsp white vinegar to the thickened mixture and whisk until combined to make the homemade honey walnut shrimp sauce.

In a clean bowl, mix the peeled, deveined, rinsed, and pat-dried shrimp with the reserved egg whites.

Coat each shrimp one by one in cornstarch, pressing it into the shrimp evenly.

Prepare a wok with vegetable oil for deep frying and heat until hot.

Gently add the shrimp in small batches to the hot oil and cook for about 1-2 minutes until golden brown.

Remove the shrimp and set aside to drain on paper towels.

Toss the cooked shrimp in a bowl with the homemade sauce, adding as much or as little sauce as desired.

Transfer the shrimp to a serving plate and mix in the candied walnuts, optionally topping with sesame seeds.

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