SHRIMP CANTON

Submitted by: Residential Services Division
Orgainization: Hawaiian Electric Company

Ingredients:

     2 lb.               shrimp
                         deep fat for frying
     2                   eggs, slightly beaten
     1 cup               water
     1 cup               flour
     1/2 teaspoon        salt
     1 can (1 lb, 4 oz)  pineapple chunkes
     1/2 cup             vinegar
     1/4 cup             catsup
     1/2 cup             sugar
     2 teaspoons         salt
     1 teaspoon          soy sauce
     1/2 teaspoon        monosodium glutamate
                         dash of hot pepper sauce
     2 tablespoons       cornstarch
     2 tablespoons       water
     1 teaspoon          toasted sesame seed

Procedure:
Shell and clean shrimp. Heat deep fat to 360 degrees F. Combine etts and the one cup water. Add flour and the 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix lightly. Dip shrimp into batter; drop into fat and fry. Drain pineapple; add water to syrup to make one cup. combine syrup, vinegar, catsup, sugar, the two teaspoons salt, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate and hot pepper sauce in saucepan; bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch and the two tablespoons water; stir into hot mixture. Cook two more minutes, stirring constantly. Add pineapple; pour over shrimp. Sprinkle with sesame seed. Makes six servings.

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