Puffed Butterfly Shrimp - Recipe #18315 - Foodgeeks

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup catsup
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tbsp. water
• 1/2 green pepper cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1/4 tsp. fresh ginger-root juice (use garlic press)
• 1 tsp. very finely minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pale dry sherry
• 1 lb. md. shrimp
• 1 cup flour, unsifted
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 5 tbsp. oil
• 2/3 cup cold water
• 1-2/3 tbsp. sesame seeds
• 3 tbsp. minced scallions including green part
• 4 cups oil for deep frying