Sweet Chili Shrimp

Sweet Chili Shrimp

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Sweet Chili Shrimp is a simple recipe packed with flavor and spiciness!  The sticky and sweet chili sauce is made from scratch with basic ingredients, such as Sriracha, honey, ginger, and soy sauce.  Shrimp is first cooked with lots of minced garlic and crushed red chili pepper flakes.  Then, it’s coated with a spicy and sticky sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds!  This quick dish takes only 30 minutes from start to finish.

PREPRATION TIME:

  • PREP TIME: 10 minutes
  • COOK TIME: 20 minutes
  • TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes
  • SERVINGS: 4 people
  • CALORIES: PER SERVING 193 kcal

Ingredients:

Shrimp

  1. 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
  2. 1 red bell pepper sliced
  3. 1 green bell pepper sliced
  4. salt
  5. 1 lb shrimp raw, peeled, and deveined
  6. 4 cloves garlic minced
  7. ½ teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes

Sauce

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon ginger dried

Garnish

    1. 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
    2. 2 tablespoons fresh parsley minced

Instructions:

  • In a large cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat. Add sliced bell peppers and season with salt. Cook, stirring for 5 to 10 minutes until softened. Remove bell peppers to a bowl.
  • To the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat. Add shrimp, minced garlic, crushed red chili pepper flakes. Sprinkle with a dash of salt. Cook shrimp for about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
  • Add the sauce ingredients on top of shrimp: soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, honey, sprinkle with dried ginger. Toss with the shrimp to thoroughly mix the sauce ingredients and to coat the shrimp with the sauce on low-medium heat. Cook for about 1 or 2 minutes until the sauce coats the shrimp properly and until the shrimp are cooked through but not overcooked.
  • Serve the shrimp on top of cooked bell peppers. Top with toasted sesame seeds and chopped fresh parsley.

Notes:

How to toast sesame seeds:Toast the seeds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet for about 5 minutes in the preheated oven at 400 F, until they start to lightly brown.  Watch the seeds carefully to avoid burning them.

Nutrition:

Nutrition Information
30 Minute Sweet Chili Shrimp
Amount per Serving
Calories
193
% Daily Value*
Fat13g                    20%
Saturated Fat2g     13%
Polyunsaturated Fat2g
Monounsaturated Fat8g
Sodium931mg       40%
Potassium205mg   6%
Carbohydrates19g 6%
Fiber2g                  8%
Sugar15g              17%
Protein3g               6%
Vitamin A 1221IU   24%
Vitamin C 70mg     85%
Calcium 57mg        6%
Iron 1mg                6%

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