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This Mongolian shrimp recipe is a delectable blend of tender shrimp coated in a light crispy batter, stir-fried with a sweet and savory Asian sauce, and topped with green onions and sesame seeds. This seafood twist on the classic Chinese dish is simple to make, perfect for even the most inexperienced cook. The recipe is gluten-free with options for a paleo-friendly version.
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What Is Mongolian Shrimp?
If you’ve seen Mongolian lamb or beef on takeout menus or at Asian restaurants, you may be familiar with the concept. Despite the name, Mongolian dishes are not traditional Mongolian cuisine but rather creations of Chinese-American cooking.
This Mongolian shrimp is a seafood rendition of the popular Asian dish. It features succulent shrimp coated in egg white and starch, shallow-fried, and coated in a flavorful sweet and savory sauce. With bold flavors and a satisfying crunch, it’s an irresistible dish.
Mongolian Sauce
Regardless of whether you use shrimp, beef, chicken, or tofu in this recipe, the sauce is the star. Typically, Mongolian sauce includes soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and sometimes chili flakes or Sriracha for a spicy kick. It can be used in stir-fries with various proteins, vegetables, or noodles.
This version of the sauce includes honey instead of brown sugar and tapioca flour for the shrimp coating, making it gluten-free and grain-free.
What You’ll Need
- Shrimp: Opt for large shrimp (prawns), preferably deveined and de-shelled for convenience. You can also use frozen shrimp, defrosted in warm water.
- For coating: Use frothed egg whites and tapioca starch or cornstarch for a light and crispy batter.
- Avocado oil or coconut oil: Ideal for shallow-frying the shrimp instead of deep-frying.
- For Mongolian sauce: Ingredients like ginger, garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, sesame oil, and chili flakes.
- For garnish: Green onions and sesame seeds.
- To serve: Rice, Asian greens, broccoli, cauliflower rice, or veggies for a low-carb or paleo option.
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How To Make Mongolian Shrimp
For the full recipe card with ingredients and nutritional breakdown, refer below. Here are step-by-step photos and a video to assist you.
- Step 1. Peel and devein the shrimp, pat dry with a paper towel.
- Step 2. Butterfly the shrimp for a visually appealing result.
- Step 3. Whisk egg whites until frothy and set up flour/starch for coating.
- Step 4. Shallow-fry the shrimp after coating in egg white and flour.
- Step 5. Whisk the sauce ingredients together while the shrimp cooks.
- Step 6. Fry garlic and ginger, add sauce, then combine with cooked shrimp.
- Step 7. Serve over rice with garnishes.