Thai Shrimp and Snow Peas

Description

Spicy Thai shrimp and snow peas. Serve with rice and garnish with sprouts.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon cornstarch, or as desired (Optional)
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 10 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 10 whole black peppercorns
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 (6 ounce) packages frozen sugar snap peas, thawed
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
  • 2 cups cooked long-grain rice
  • 1 cup fresh bean sprouts, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring lemon juice
  2. soy sauce
  3. brown sugar
  4. fish sauce
  5. red pepper flakes
  6. and cornstarch to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat until sauce is thickened
  7. 3 to 5 minutes.
  8. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic
  9. jalapeno peppers
  10. and peppercorns; cook and stir until fragrant
  11. 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining olive oil
  12. onions
  13. snap peas
  14. cherry tomatoes
  15. yellow bell pepper
  16. red bell pepper
  17. and green bell pepper; cook and stir until peppers are tender
  18. about 8 minutes. Add shrimp
  19. cilantro
  20. and mint; cook and stir until shrimp is bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque
  21. 2 to 3 minutes.
  22. Place shrimp mixture on a serving platter with rice and bean sprouts; pour sauce on top.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 14 mins

Total Time: 34 mins

Servings: 8

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