Grandmother's Kitchen

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

A Favorite recipe for yummy sweet and sour shrimp, Serve over hot cooked rice.

Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium yellow pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 30 large cooked shrimp, with tails andshells removed

Directions

  1. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil to medium-high , cook onion and peppers until tender but not browned.
  2. Add ketchup, and lemon juice.
  3. Blend cornstarch and brown sugar with orange juice and ginger; add to sauce.
  4. Cook, stirring until thickened. Add shrimp and heat through.

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