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> i got the following from http://www.hungrymonster.com
> they have a TON of other chinese recipes==here's the exact link:
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http://www.hungrymonster.com/recipe/...ch=Chinese&ttl
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> Honey-Walnut Prawns
> Course : Chinese
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> Serves: 4
> Ingredients:
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> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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> 1/2 cup walnuts
> 5 cups water
> 1 cup sugar
> 2 cups oil
> 16 medium prawns -- peeled and cleaned
> 1/2 cup cornstarch
> 1/2 cup egg whites
> 2 tablespoons honey
> 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
> 1/2 tablespoon condensed milk
> 1/2 cup oil
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> Preparation:
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> Here's a goody. I normally shy away from Western influenced Chinese
recipes
> and would never have fixed this one on my own. It calls for such
non-Chinese
> things as milk and mayonnaise. My room mate fixed it the other night
though,
> and it was excellent. He was trying to duplicate a dish that he and his
date
> had at a Chinese place a while back and apparently, this is almost it.
> Laurie suggested it would be closer to the restaurant dish by just dusting
> the shrimp with cornstarch rather than making a batter. I imagine that it
> would be good either way. It certainly is good this way! Rinse walnuts,
then
> boil in 5 cups water, continually changing water until clear. When clear,
> boil with sugar until sugar dissolves. Heat 2 cups oil until almost
smoking,
> then deep-fry walnuts until they're shiny and brown, no longer golden.
> Remove walnuts to cookie sheet, let cool. Mix cornstarch and egg whites
> together to form a thick, sticky texture and mix well with prawns. Set
> aside. Mix honey, mayonnaise, lemon juice and condensed milk in a medium
> bowl until smooth. Heat oil until boiling, then deep fry prawns until
golden
> brown. Drain, then fold in honey-mayonnaise mixture. mix well, sprinkle
with
> walnuts, and arrange on platter.
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> > From: "RLK" dashes_>
> > Newsgroups: alt.food.asian
> > Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 21:40:23 GMT
> > Subject: Crispy Walnut Shrimp
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> > "Tom Cardinal" > >
> >> I live in the midwest, and have found this wonderful dish at
> >> only one Chinese restaurant. Crispy Walnut Shrimp is a dish where the
> >> shrimp are covered with a sweet coating, a sweet gravy, and served
over
> >> broccoli ( or pea pods ) and glazed walnuts.
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> > My father calls it Shrimp Grand Marnier.... he makes it for us whenever
he
> > comes to visit. I don't have an exact recipe but it is made from
mayonnaise,
> > pineapple juice and Grand Marnier to your liking and drizzled over
panfried
> > shrimp. I guess the idea is to dilute the mayo enough that it is perfect
to
> > drizzle.
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