How To Make Quick and Easy Kung Pao Shrimp
This kung pao shrimp is made with a rich and flavorful sweet-spicy sauce, for a more luscious, belly-filling dinner meal!
Preparation: 5 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1red bell pepper,cut into chunks
- 1green bell pepper,cut into chunks
- 3garlic cloves,minced
- 1lblarge shrimp,peeled, deveined
- salt and pepper
- ¼cupsoy sauce
- 1tspsesame oil
- 1tspbrown sugar
- 1tspsriracha
- pinchred pepper flakes
- 1tspcornstarch
- 1tbspwater
- ¼cuppeanuts
Instructions
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In a medium sized skillet, add the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the bell pepper and garlic and sauté until almost tender. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until pink.
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In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, sriracha, and red pepper flakes.
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Mix together the cornstarch and water and whisk into the sauce. Pour sauce over the shrimp mixture and add peanuts. Sauté until it starts to thicken and coat the shrimp.
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Garnish with sliced green onions, if desired. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 205.83kcal
- Fat: 10.40g
- Saturated Fat: 1.54g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.37g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.67g
- Carbohydrates: 8.92g
- Fiber: 2.23g
- Sugar: 3.20g
- Protein: 19.84g
- Cholesterol: 142.88mg
- Sodium: 1521.98mg
- Calcium: 87.51mg
- Potassium: 393.86mg
- Iron: 1.24mg
- Vitamin A: 113.34µg
- Vitamin C: 62.07mg
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