Indonesian-Inspired Sauteed Shrimp

While I was living in a graduate international dorm in Hawaii, I got to taste a lot of different Asian and Pacific cuisines.  This dish is inspired by my Indonesian friends, Nina and Jo, who prepared it one evening and invited me to join them for dinner.  I did not get a recipe but do remember that I loved the flavors.  I also remember that funnily enough, they called this dish their "Westernized" version of sauteed shrimp (because of the Worchestershire Sauce).  If you know what it's called and have the real recipe, please do share with me.

In the meantime, I tried to recreate this dish from my memory of it (which is pretty faulty and it was over 10 years ago).  I remember distinctly that it had a sweet and tangy flavor from the "W" sauce and there was garlic and green onions in it.

It turned out to be really tasty and very easy and fast to make.  So even if it's not completely authentic, please do try it because it was gone in even less time than it took to cook it.  Do prep everything ahead of time because shrimp cooks up fast and you certainly don't want to overcook them.

Indonesian-Inspired Sauteed Shrimp

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter
4 cloves minced garlic
1 pound large (30-35 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tsp kecap manis

Kecap Manis

(if you don't have this, I recommend using my thick soy sauce as a substitute but use only 1 tsp and up the sugar to 1 tsp)
2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
2 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
3 stalks green onion, sliced thinly on bias
salt and pepper to taste

Method
1.  Mix kecap manis, W sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl.
2.  Melt butter in saute pan on medium heat.
2.  Saute minced garlic until fragrant and lightly browned.
3.  Toss in shrimp in one single layer.  Cook for 30 seconds and turn them over.
4.  Add the sauce and mix with the shrimp.  Stir-fry until shrimp are just pink, about another minute.
5.  Add the green onions, and toss until just wilted.
6.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Indonesian-Inspired Sauteed Shrimp

Enjoy!

Cheers, Annie

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