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    Home » Recipes » Easy Recipes

    Stir-Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce

    Published: Dec 23, 2013 by Ashley

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    I'm all for easy weeknight meals. Especially with the level of toddler crankiness we've been dealing with as of late.

    Terrible twos... they are no joke. He's lucky he's such a cutie 😉

    Anyhow, this is a quick and easy weeknight meal that packs a lot of flavor. It's nice and spicy, yet sweet from the orange and honey.

    I served these shrimp on top of rice that I cooked in some veggie stock. I tossed a dried bay leaf and a pinch of kosher salt in the rice cooker with it and got on with dinner.

    Stir-Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce

    I like keeping a bag of shrimp in the freezer, since they cook up so quickly. It's perfect weeknight meal material. My bag was only a pound, but I didn't bother cutting down the rest of the ingredients. It worked out great!

    Stir-Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce
    Cooking Light August 2007

    Yield: 4 servings (serving size: ¾ cup)

    1 ½ pounds peeled and deveined large shrimp
    1 tablespoon cornstarch
    ¼ cup fresh orange juice
    2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce*
    2 tablespoons honey
    1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon chile paste with garlic (such as sambal oelek)
    2 tablespoons canola oil
    1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    ⅓ cup chopped green onions

    Place shrimp in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with cornstarch; toss well to coat. Set aside.

    Combine juice, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and chile paste, stirring with a whisk; set aside.

    Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add minced ginger and garlic to pan; stir-fry for 15 seconds or until fragrant. Add shrimp mixture; stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add juice mixture and onions; cook 2 minutes or until sauce thickens and shrimp are done, stirring frequently. Serve immediately.

    *Optional: use Gluten Free

    Amount per serving:
    Calories: 301
    Calories from fat: 30%
    Fat: 10g
    Saturated fat: 1.1g
    Monounsaturated fat: 4.6g
    Polyunsaturated fat: 3.2g
    Protein: 35.3g
    Carbohydrate: 16.8g
    Fiber: 0.5g
    Cholesterol: 259mg
    Iron: 4.4mg
    Sodium: 621mg
    Calcium: 103mg

    Big Flavors Rating: 4 Stars

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