Sweet and sour seafood (pad preaw wan tha-lay)

Ingredients

• 10 Shrimp
• 10 slice squid
• 2 medium tomatoes, cut into well pieces
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 medium cucumber, sliced
• 1 bell pepper, cut into well pieces
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch diluted in water

Ingredients for the battered shrimp:

• 10 medium shrimps, peeled and deveined
• 10 squid sliced
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• oil for deep frying

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Preparation

• In a bowl, add salt, garlic powder and white pepper to flour . Pour in water and mix in beaten egg until batter is slightly lumpy.
• Batter shrimp (seafood) and fry until lightly golden brown. Set aside for the sweet and sour.
• Heat oil in a wok and fry the garlic until golen color.
• Add cucumber, onion and stir until nearly cooked, then add tomatoes. Stir until all cooked.
• Add the shrimp (or pork), white vinegar, fish sauce and sugar (add more vinegar, sugar and fish sauce according to your desired taste - the original taste should be a nice balance between sour, salty and sweet taste.)
• When it starts to boil, thicken with the diluted corn starch.
• Served with hot steamed rice.