Description
This is a Vietnamese caramelized shrimp dish called Tom Rim that is both sweet and savory at the same time! It’s made with a simple syrup and some fish sauce. Super easy, super quick! Serve it with bowls of rice and you’ll have your very own authentic taste of Vietnam at home.
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- ΒΌ cup coconut water
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 dash sesame oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Clean the shrimp by placing them in a bowl and rinsing them with water. Drain. Add salt and rub into shrimp thoroughly. Rinse well again. Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Heat sugar in a heavy pot over medium-low heat and stir until melted. Once sugar begins to caramelize
- pour in coconut water
- using caution so it does not splatter. Pour in maple syrup. Stir until sugar syrup is well combined and smooth. Remove pot from heat and set aside.
- Warm olive oil and sesame oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add shallot and garlic and cook until shallot is soft and translucent
- about 5 minutes. Add fish sauce and sugar syrup; stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp to the saucepan and cook
- turning them in the syrup
- until shrimp turn pink and are well cooked
- 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle chives over shrimp.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 4