Sweet n Sour Shrimp
Description
A delicious version of a popular Asian
sweet and sour dish. This is a great one to add to your weekly meal plan rotation because it is delicious and quick, you can have dinner ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. • uncooked shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 cup • assorted diced bell peppers (diced in desired size)
- • ½ cup diced pineapple (I used fresh pineapple)
- 1 medium • onion (diced)
- 2 garlic • cloves (minced)
- 1 from • Juice lemon (divided ½ n ½)
- 1/3 cup • sugar
- 1/3 cup • pineapple juice (I used 100% pineapple juice from the can)
- • ½ cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- 3 tbsp. • Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tbsp. • hoisin sauce
- • Small pinch of fresh grated ginger
- • ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. • black pepper, creole seasoning, old bay seasoning, garlic powder and paprika.
- 1 tbsp • red pepper flakes for spice (based on heat tolerance)
- 1 tbs. • olive oil
- 1 tsp • cornstarch
Instructions
- Wash shrimp in water and ½ of the lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, creole seasoning, old bay seasoning and paprika. Heat olive oil in sauté pan and brown shrimp on each side for about 2 minutes, do this in batches. In the meantime, in a bowl combine pineapple juice, remaining lemon juice, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, grated ginger and red pepper flakes, pineapple juice and cornstarch stir and combine well sit until it is time. After shrimp is finishing browning, set aside. In the same pan, add the onions and sauté for 2 minutes, add fresh ginger, garlic and sauté for 1 minute, add bell peppers and pineapple stir and combine well, add liquid mixture and bring to a low boil, stir to mix well then add shrimp and cook for 10 minutes.
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