Shrimp in Garlic Sauce

• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled (21 to 25 per pound)
• 1 egg white, lightly stirred
• 14 cup cornstarch
• 1 -2 tablespoon water, may need an additional Tbsp
• 2 cups vegetable oil, plus
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 14 cup chicken broth
• 14 cup apple cider vinegar
• 14 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons black soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 8 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely minced
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon sambal oelek chili paste (or to your taste)
• 12 cup sliced fresh water chestnut (optional)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 12 cup sliced on the diagonal into 1/2-inch pieces scallion

1. Using a cleaver or knife, slice the shrimp from the back, leaving a small donut-hole in the center, essentially butter-flying the shrimp.
2. Be careful not to cut all the way through the shrimp.
3. Rinse away any veins under cold water.
4. Drain well.
5. Place the shrimp in a bowl and add the egg white, the cornstatch and 1 to 2 tablespoons of water.
6. Mix well.
7. The consistency should be silky and the color milky.
8. In a large wok, heat 2 cups of the oil to 280F or place 1 shrimp in the oil and when bubbles rise from it like Champagne bubbles in a glass,then add the rest of the shrimp.
9. Turn the shrimp gently in the poaching oil.
10. When they are white and fluffy, remove them with a stainless steel strainer or brass metal strainer.
11. Place the cooked shrimp in a colander to drain.
12. In a small saucepan,mix the chicken broth, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sherry, garlic ginger, sugar, and chili paste.
13. Stir well.
14. Bring the garlic sauce to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer.
15. In a clean wok, heat the remaining 1 tablespoons of oil to smoking.
16. Add the sliced water chestnuts and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
17. Add the garlic sauce, stir, and bring to a boil, stirring until thickened.
18. Add the shrimp.
19. Toss and stir a couple of times, until well coated.
20. Stir in one half of the scallions.
21. Top the dish with the other half of the scallions.
22. Serve with Jasmine rice or Asian noodles.

shrimp, egg, cornstarch, water, vegetable oil, vegetable oil, chicken broth, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, black soy sauce, sherry, garlic, fresh ginger, sugar, sambal oelek chili paste, water, cornstarch, cold water, scallion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-in-garlic-sauce-227862 (may not work)