You'll Need:

# 1 kilo long shrimps (peeled and black vein cleaned out, but tail in tacked)
# Pinch of salt & pepper
# 2 teaspoons calamasi juice

Batter
# 2 whole eggs (slightly beaten)
# 1? cup cold water
# 2 cups all purpose flour
# 2 teaspoons baking powder
# ? teaspoons salt
# oil

Sweet & Sour Sauce
# 2 cups pineapple juice
# 2 teaspoon sugar
# 3 tablespoons banana catsup
# 2 teaspoons hot sauce
# ? teaspoon salt
# 3 teaspoons cornstarch diluted in 1 tablespoon of water

Procedure:

# Cut not-so-deep-slits on the body of the shrimp to keep them straight during frying. # Marinate shrimps in salt & pepper and calamansi. # In a bowl, mix water and egg. Add in baking powder, flour and salt. Mix well. # In a deep fryer, heat oil. # Dip shrimps in batter, let drip and deep fry in hot cooking oil until golden and crispy. # In a sauce pot, Mix pineapple juice, sugar, catsup, hot sauce and salt. # Bring to a boil and add cornstarch mixture, thicken. # Serve shrimp with sweet & sour sauce.

Category: Special Filipino Delicacies