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Secret Shrimp Stir Fry

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Secret Shrimp Stir Fry

Quick and easy to prepare. Crispy veggies, perfectly cooked shrimp with a nicely balanced sweet and sour glaze that highlight the flavor of the tender shrimp.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

7 min

Ready

30 min
Low Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Marinade/brine
1 pound shrimp
raw
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1 clove garlic
small, minced
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1 inch ginger
piece, minced
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¼ teaspoon salt
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Veggies
8 ounces snow pea pods
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1 sweet red bell peppers
yellow, orange or red, largish diced
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½ cup scallions, spring or green onions
sliced
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1 clove garlic
large, chopped
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Sauce
1 ½ tablespoons sugar
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2 tablespoons rice vinegar
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1 ½ tablespoons ketchup
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1 tablespoons cooking sherry
or shaoxing (chinese cooking wine)
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1 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
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½ tablespoon sesame oil
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1 teaspoon soy sauce, tamari
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2 teaspoons cornstarch
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Marinade/brine
453.6 g shrimp
raw
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1 clove garlic
small, minced
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1 inch ginger
piece, minced
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1.3 ml salt
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Veggies
231.2 ml/g snow pea pods
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1 each sweet red bell peppers
yellow, orange or red, largish diced
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118 ml scallions, spring or green onions
sliced
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1 clove garlic
large, chopped
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Sauce
23 ml sugar
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3E+1 ml rice vinegar
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23 ml ketchup
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15 ml cooking sherry
or shaoxing (chinese cooking wine)
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15 ml chili garlic sauce
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7.5 ml sesame oil
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5 ml soy sauce, tamari
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1E+1 ml cornstarch
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Directions

In a medium bowl. Mix together the shrimp, garlic, ginger and salt. Set aside to brine for 20 minutes at room temperature. Meanwhile prepare the green onions, red pepper and garlic.

In a medium bowl. Mix together the shrimp, garlic, ginger and salt.
Meanwhile prepare the green onions, red pepper and garlic.

Add the sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, sherry and cornstarch to a small bowl and whisk until combined.

Add the sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, sherry and cornstarch to a small bowl.
Whisk until combined.

Heat 1 tablespoon of peanut of vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high to high heat until the oil just starts to smoke.

Add the snow peas, red bell pepper and garlic to the skillet and stir-fry (constantly stirring) for a couple of minutes until the veggies are slightly blistered and beginning to brown. Remove the veggies from the pan and set aside.

Meanwhile prepare the green onions, red pepper and garlic.
Add the snow peas, red bell pepper and garlic to a hot skillet with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil added,

Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add the scallions and stir fry for 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the shrimp. Cook for 30 seconds to one minute.

Then add the sauce and allow to poach for about two minutes until the sauce has thickened is more sticky and coats the shrimp. There will not be a lot of sauce.

Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add the scallions and stir fry for 30 seconds.
Then add the sauce and allow to poach for about two minutes until the sauce has thickened is more sticky and coats the shrimp.

Add the vegetables. Toss to coat. Serve immediately over rice.

Add the vegetables. Toss to coat.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 210g (7.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 17915% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 1g 3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 221mg 74%
Sodium 543mg 23%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Sugars g
Protein 50g
Vitamin A 14% Vitamin C 167%
Calcium 7% Iron 24%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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