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Thai Shrimp Recipe

Thailand

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2–3 tbsp Thai chili paste
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 24 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ¼ red bell pepper, julienned
  • ¼ green bell pepper, julienned
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • Hot cooked rice or noodles (optional)

Procedure

  1. Combine soy sauce, chili paste, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil and broth. Set aside.
  2. Preheat a large sauté pan or wok over high heat. Add peanut oil and shrimp and stir-fry until shrimp is pink. Remove and keep warm.
  3. Add bell pepper and garlic and stir-fry until bell pepper has taken on slight browning. Remove and keep warm.
  4. Add liquid mixture to pan and bring to a boil. Cook until liquid has reduced to ¼ cup.
  5. Add shrimp and vegetables back to pan and toss. Heat through.
  6. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve immediately over rice or noodles.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Thai Shrimp, CC BY-SA 3.0.