Stir-fried shrimp and snow peas in orange sauce
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Total time: 29 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 9 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
In under 30 minutes, you can get this Chinese take-out favorite onto your table without having to leave the house. Fresh ginger, orange zest and honey, give this recipe fantastic sweet-heat. To easily peel fresh ginger root, scrape off the skin with the edge of a metal spoon. If you use a lot of fresh ginger, it is easy to store in the freezer and grate on a microplane without having to peel. The addition of the bean sprouts gives this recipe great bits of crunch and a whimsical look. Skip some of the prep work by buying convenience products like jarred pre-minced garlic and pre-minced ginger in your grocery store’s produce aisle.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Scallions
4 medium, thinly sliced
Fresh ginger
1 Tbsp, fresh, minced
Orange zest
1 Tbsp, finely grated
Garlic
2 clove(s), minced; or 2 1/2 tsp minced garlic
Snow peas
3 cup(s), whole
Uncooked shrimp
8 oz, small, peeled, deveined (about 36 to 40 per lb)
Uncooked bean sprouts
2 cup(s)
Unsweetened orange juice
½ cup(s), freshly squeezed recommended
Less sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp
Honey
1½ tsp
Cornstarch
1½ tsp
Unseasoned rice vinegar
1½ Tbsp
Toasted sesame oil
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Coat a large nonstick wok or saute pan with cooking spray; heat to smoking over high heat, about 2 minutes.
2
Toss in scallions, ginger, orange zest and garlic. Stir and toss constantly over the heat for 30 seconds.
3
Add snow peas. Continue tossing until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
4
Add shrimp; continue cooking, tossing all the while, until shrimp are pink and firm, about 2 minutes.
5
Add sprouts, orange juice, soy sauce and honey. Toss until bubbling, about 1 minute.
6
Meanwhile, combine cornstarch with rice vinegar in a small bowl.
7
Stir in cornstarch mixture; continue cooking until sauce has thickened a bit, about 30 seconds. Remove wok or pan from heat and drizzle oil over the dish. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.
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