# 1 kilo long shrimps (peeled and black vein cleaned out, but tail in tacked) # Pinch of salt & pepper # 2 teaspoons calamasi juice Batter # 2 whole eggs (slightly beaten) # 1½ cup cold water # 2 cups all purpose flour # 2 teaspoons baking powder # ½ teaspoons salt # oil Sweet & Sour Sauce # 2 cups pineapple juice # 2 teaspoon sugar # 3 tablespoons banana catsup # 2 teaspoons hot sauce # ¼ teaspoon salt # 3 teaspoons cornstarch diluted in 1 tablespoon of water

# Cut not-so-deep-slits on the body of the shrimp to keep them straight during frying. # Marinate shrimps in salt & pepper and calamansi. # In a bowl, mix water and egg. Add in baking powder, flour and salt. Mix well. # In a deep fryer, heat oil. # Dip shrimps in batter, let drip and deep fry in hot cooking oil until golden and crispy. # In a sauce pot, Mix pineapple juice, sugar, catsup, hot sauce and salt. # Bring to a boil and add cornstarch mixture, thicken. # Serve shrimp with sweet & sour sauce.

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