Slatebench Oil-Burst Shrimp Sweet-Sour

Name: Slatebench Oil-Burst Shrimp Sweet-Sour
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (205 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 勺 = 60 ml yellow wine Shaoxing; 1.5 勺 = 45 ml soy sauce Soy Sauce; 满满 2 勺 sugar (60 ml) Sugar; pinch salt (0.5 g) Salt; 1 勺 = 30 ml rice vinegar Rice Vinegar; 1/3 勺 = 10 ml sesame oil Sesame Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Pan Zhangli recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Pan Zhangli.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Shaoxing 60 mlSoy Sauce 45 mlSugar 60 mlRice Vinegar 30 mlSesame Oil 10 ml

Ingredients

Shaoxing — 2 勺 = 60 ml yellow wine
Soy Sauce — 1.5 勺 = 45 ml soy sauce
Sugar — 满满 2 勺 sugar (60 ml)
Salt — pinch salt (0.5 g)
Rice Vinegar — 1 勺 = 30 ml rice vinegar
Sesame Oil — 1/3 勺 = 10 ml sesame oil

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Companion jar

Slatebench Oil-Burst Shrimp Sweet-Sour wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Pan Zhangli (潘张立). Zhejiang / Shanghai. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Nanlu Zhejiang / 南麓·浙里, Shanghai — historical).

Originally published as Oil-Burst Shrimp Sweet-Sour Glaze.

Adapted from a Pan Zhangli (潘张立) recipe (Pan Zhangli / Nanlu Zhejiang (The Paper 淘最厨房)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Pan Zhangli / Nanlu Zhejiang (The Paper 淘最厨房) (published as “Oil-Burst Shrimp Sweet-Sour Glaze”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar