Dinner · 35 min · chinese

Honey Walnut Shrimp

Weeknight-friendly Chinese cooking: Honey Walnut Shrimp comes together in 35 minutes with large shrimp, walnuts, and not much else. At 640 calories and 41g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Large shrimp
• 1 cup Walnuts
• 0.33 cup Honey
• 0.33 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp Sweetened condensed milk
• 0.33 cup Cornstarch
• 2 Egg whites
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 0.5 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Simmer the walnuts in water with 2 tablespoons of sugar 5 minutes, then drain and fry until golden. They turn candy-crisp and stay crunchy under the sauce.
2. Whisk the mayonnaise, condensed milk, honey, and lemon juice into a pale gold sauce. Taste: it should be sweet with a bright edge.
3. Toss the shrimp with egg white, salt, and cornstarch into a thin batter. Fry in 350-degree oil 2 minutes per side until crisp and golden.
4. Toss the hot shrimp with just enough sauce to gloss — drowning them makes the coating soggy.
5. Plate over the candied walnuts and serve at once. Sweet, crunchy, creamy: the Cantonese-American greatest hit for a reason.

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