Honey Walnut Shrimp Recipe


One of the best Chinese seafood dishes is honey walnut shrimp. Honey walnut shrimp is very popular in many restaurants. This dish is actually pretty cheap compared to most shrimp dishes. The shrimp is the only item on the ingredient list that is somewhat expensive. The steps are very easy – the shrimp is lightly battered, deep fried and then tossed with a honey sauce. The real treat here is the candied walnuts, they are delicious! If get some shrimp that are already peeled and deveined this dish can be on the table in about a half hour. Enjoy.

Ingredients:
1lb large shrimp (peeled and deveined, with tails removed)
1 cup water
2/3 cup white sugar
½ cup walnuts
4 egg whites
2/3 cup cornstarch
¼ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon canned sweetened condensed milk
1 cup oil (for frying)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: In a small sauce pan mix water and sugar. Bring to a boil and add the walnuts. Boil for 2 minutes, drain and place on a baking sheet to dry.

Step 2: Meanwhile, beat egg whites in a medium bowl until foamy. Stir in cornstarch until it becomes somewhat thick. Dip shrimp into the batter. Heat oil in a deep fryer and fry shrimp in batches in oil until golden brown (about 5 minutes). Drain on paper towels.
Step 3: In a serving bowl, mix mayonnaise, honey and sweetened condensed milk. Add shrimp and toss to coat with the sauce. Add walnuts and serve.
(Makes 4 Servings)

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13 Comments so far

  1. HoneyB on April 1st, 2009

    This is Grumpy and my absolute favorite dish ever. Makes me want to make it again! Yummy!

  2. Victor on April 2nd, 2009

    I love making this dish. I do it with a mix of fried chicken and shrimps.

  3. Ioana on April 2nd, 2009

    You are FANTASTIC! Thank you for posting so many delicious recipes! I made your mongolian beef the other day, and all I can say is :YUM!!!

  4. Tannia on April 3rd, 2009

    i really like this website its so simple easy to use, i also love the pictures of each recipe and how you show images of the stages while cooking they are very helpful, i would recommend this website to my friends and family, oh and i also like your recipes they look delicious I’ve only tried the egg drop soup recipe but it came out wonderful and is good if you feel sick i know because i made it yesterday. i plan on trying many more of your recipes and i enjoy that they are free lol! thank you! i hope to learn many more recipes!

  5. Ivy on April 4th, 2009

    I’ve never tried this dish but it does sound good.

  6. Chelle on April 5th, 2009

    This was looking so good until I saw that it had mayo in it! Any recommendations for substitutions?

    I will maybe experiment with this for a mayo free grilled version, I love the idea of the honey and walnuts for coating it.

  7. Bobby on April 5th, 2009

    Chelle – You could probably omit the mayo all together if you wanted.

  8. Pilar on April 14th, 2009

    I will try this recipe this week. Looks very, very good!! Excellent presentation to incentive the interest of cooking lovers.

  9. Kelly on May 8th, 2009

    This is amazing. I’m making my way through your recipes- So far, no disapointments- this is my current favorite.

  10. Kent on June 9th, 2009

    I made this meal tonight, delicious! :)

  11. JL on July 16th, 2009

    This recipe is awesome and identical in taste to the chinese restaurants. I served it for a dinner party along with some other asian dishes. This was definitely the favorite and everybody raved about it.

  12. VickyGeez on November 3rd, 2009

    I made this and it turned out VERY nice. Not far off from the asain restaurants I get it at. I just should’ve made some white rice to go with it because it was very sweet and needed a “bland” flavor to even it out. Very nice though, thank you.

  13. Chef Deej on December 10th, 2009

    Simply delicious!!!

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