Shrimp with Garlic and Jalapeño Butter

Name: Shrimp with Garlic and Jalapeño Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup, kosher salt for brining; 1 tablespoon, baking soda for brining; 2 pounds, jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 per pound), peeled and deveined; 1 tablespoon, fish sauce; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1½ teaspoons, pepper; ⅔ cup, potato starch, divided; 1 quart peanut or, vegetable oil for frying; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 4 , scallions, white parts sliced thin, green parts cut into ¾-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons, minced garlic; 2 , jalapeños, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch pieces

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By Diep Tran

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2023

Main Courses

Vegetables

Fish & Seafood

Fresh, fast “California cooking” with a tether to the Teochew diaspora.

SERVES4

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe is patterned after the House Special Shrimp at the now-closed Royal Capital Seafood Restaurant, located in the Little Saigon district of Garden Grove, California, where flash-fried shrimp get tossed in a buttery, umami-rich garl...

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