Caramelized Ginger Shrimp

This recipe is a rather quick and easy shrimp recipe. Well it's rather quick after the brining stage. Brining is a process in which you submerge meat into a salt water mixture to give them some added flavor. It can take anywhere from a few minutes up to to hours depending on what and how much you are brining. This recipe only involves about 15 to 20 minutes of brining.

Instructions
1. In a metal bowl mix about 1/2 a cup of salt, 1/3 cup of sugar, 2 quarts warm water, 1 large chili cut up into pieces, and about a pound of shrimp. Let the shrimp sit in the brine for about 20 minutes.

2. Mince 4 garlic cloves.

3. Peel and mince about two tablespoons of ginger.

4. Heat about 4 tablespoons of canola oil in a saucepan.

5. Saute the garlic and ginger, adding a little salt. Saute the mixture until the garlic turns into a golden color. DO NOT BURN the garlic.

6. Add 3 tbsp of sugar and 2 tsps of paprika to the mixture.

7. When the sugar looks like it is mostly dissolved add in the shrimp.

8. The shrimp shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to cook.