This marinade is excellent for making sweet and sour shrimp or chicken. The natural acidity of the tamarind fruit helps to tenderize the chicken, but be careful not to marinate shrimp or other seafood too long, as it will “cook” it.
The main flavor in this well-known dish comes from the tamarind. Make sure you have the highest quality organic tamarind paste for the best flavor!
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Ingredients
Marinade
- 7 TBSP tamarind paste
- 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 TBSP brown sugar
- 2 TBSP chili oil or sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
Remaining Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil or sesame oil
- 2 lbs shrimp
Garnish
- sesame seeds lightly toasted
- scallions
- cilantro
Ingredients
Marinade
Remaining Ingredients
Garnish
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Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients for marinade together in a bowl. Whisk until sugar dissolves.
- Toss shrimp in marinade, cover, and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- When ready to cook, remove shrimp from marinade; transfer the marinade to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, cooking gently for at least 5 minutes then taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
- Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the shrimp on one side before flipping to cook completely on the other side.
- When fully cooked, transfer shrimp to a serving dish; garnish with sesame seeds, scallions, and/or cilantro. Serve alongside cooked marinade.
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