Hong Kong / American Chinese Recipe
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Honey walnut shrimp is a sweet, creamy shrimp dish with crisp shrimp, candied walnuts, and a mayonnaise-honey sauce.
Recipe at a glance
| Purpose | Menu-derived Chinese restaurant recipe family |
| Cuisine or format | Hong Kong / American Chinese |
| Consolidation rule | Closely related menu names are treated as one recipe family when the sauce, technique, or format is the same. |
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup water for candying walnuts
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Oil for frying
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon condensed milk or lemon juice, optional
Method
- Candy walnuts by simmering sugar and water, then drying or frying lightly.
- Coat shrimp with egg white and cornstarch.
- Fry shrimp until crisp.
- Mix mayonnaise, honey, and optional condensed milk or lemon juice.
- Toss shrimp lightly in sauce.
- Top with walnuts.
- Serve immediately.
Variations and substitutions
- Adjust the protein or vegetable only when the core technique and sauce remain recognizable.
- For allergies or religious dietary needs, check sauces, broth, wrappers, cooking wine, and shared wok or fryer use.
- For restaurant-style versions, texture matters as much as flavor: noodles should not be mushy, fried items should not be soggy, and broths should remain clear unless the dish calls for thickness.