Sweet ’n Sour Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 pound shrimp
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 16-ounce can pineapple, sliced
• 1 green pepper, cut in strips
• 2 small onions, cut in rings
• hot cooked rice

Method

1. 1

   Shell and devein shrimp.

2. 2

   Cook in boiling salted water for 5 to 7 minutes.

3. 3

   Drain.

4. 4

   Mix together in saucepan brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and juice drained from canned pineapple.

5. 5

   Cook until slightly thickened, stirring constantly.

6. 6

   Add green pepper, onion, and pineapple cut into chunks.

7. 7

   Cook 2 or 3 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove from heat, add shrimp, and let stand for 10 minutes.

9. 9

   Stir while bringing to a boil.

10. 10

    Serve with hot rice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Seafood cookery from Carteret County kitchens (1900) by N.C.) Home Demonstration Clubs (Carteret County, page 27. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SWEET ’N SOUR SHRIMP 1 pound shrimp 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch %) teaspoon salt 1/4 cup vinegar 1 tablespoon soy sauce ‘| 16-ounce can pineapple, sliced 1 green pepper, cut in strips 2 small onions, cut in rings hot cooked rice

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