Prawn
Stir Fried Shrimp & Sugar Snap Peas
This shrimp stir-fry has bright flavors from sugar snap peas, garlic and ginger and comes together in less than a half-hour for a quick, healthy meal.
Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons chile-garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons peanut or other neutral-flavored vegetable oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 pound raw shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled, deveined and patted dry
- 2 cups sugar snap peas, trimmed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Directions:
- Whisk broth, sherry, tamari (or soy sauce), chile-garlic sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl. Set next to the stove.
- Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil, then add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Push the mixture to the sides and carefully add shrimp, spreading evenly into one layer. Cook undisturbed for 1 minute. Then stir-fry the shrimp, incorporating the garlic and ginger, until the shrimp just begin to turn pink but are not cooked through, about 30 seconds.
- Swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add sugar snap peas and salt; stir-fry until just combined, about 30 seconds. Whisk the reserved broth mixture and swirl it into the pan. Stir-fry until the shrimp are just cooked and the sugar snaps are tender-crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with scallions.