Drunken Shrimp

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
• 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pinch salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 0.75 cup beer
• 0.25 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 3 green onions, chopped

Steps

1. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until just fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add shrimp, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until shrimp is slightly pink, about 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in beer, ketchup, and sugar; bring sauce to a boil.
2. Dissolve cornstarch in water, and stir into boiling sauce. Cook until the sauce returns to a boil and thickens, the shrimp are bright pink on the outside, and no longer transparent in the center, about 2 minutes more. Stir in sesame oil; remove from heat. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.