Healthy, Natural Sweet and Sour Shrimp
I love sweet and sour anything. I have guilty pleasures eating in our favorite Chinese restaurants or takeout food once in a while when time or energy is low to cook at home. While Chinese takeout satisfies cravings, it often comes at a price: overly oily, salty, goopy sweet or drowned in sauces that have MSG or artificial additives. Unhealthy restaurant versions are also often thickly battered and deep-fried, an Americanized departure from the traditional dish. We get frequent questions in our cooking classes on how to cook Chinese at home with less effort and not sacrifice nutrition. “How do I make tasty Asian dishes at home but healthier than takeout?” and “I love Asian food, but don’t have time to cook or spend so much time chopping and shopping.”