Name: Spicy Honey Orange Shrimp (Xiang La Fengmi Xia)
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup tapioca starch; 1 Tbsp. garlic powder; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. ground black pepper; 7 oz./200 g shrimp or prawns, peeled and deveined; 1 Tbsp. orange zest; ½ cup orange juice; 3 Tbsp. liquid honey; 2 Tbsp. light soy sauce; 1 Tbsp. oyster sauce; 1 Tbsp. minced garlic; 1 tsp. grated peeled fresh ginger; 1 tsp. red chili flakes; ½ cup canola oil, for frying; 2 Tbsp. cornstarch; Chopped scallions, both white and green parts, for garnish

Spicy honey orange shrimp and rice in a bowl

Photo by Ching Ying Wong

If you’re looking for a really satisfying weeknight dinner, this is it. This dish has the perfect balance of flavors, and you’ll be licking your fingers throughout the meal! This is another recipe I came up with when I was learning to cook. Whenever shrimp was on sale, I always bought lots and stashed it in the freezer—something I still do today!

Shrimp cooks very fast and is so easy to prepare. I love pairing this dish with a bed of fluffy white rice, but it also works well with noodles or chow mein.

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