Shrimp stir fry with red Bell Pepper and Snow Peas

By Stina

Ingredients

• 1 . 18-20 Medium sized shrimp
• 2 . 1 Red Bell Pepper seeded and cut into cubes
• 3 . 1 1/2 cup of snow peas
• 4 . 1/2 cup of chopped green onions
• 5 . 2 tbsp of sliced shallots
• 6 . 2 garlic cloves sliced
• 7 . 2-3 tsp of oil
• for marination
• 1 . 1/2 tbsp of oil
• 2 . 1/2 tbsp of minced garlic
• 3 . 1 tbsp of minced ginger
• 4 . 1/2 tsp of salt
• Marinate the shrimp with the ingredients mentioned above.
• For the Sauce
• 1 . 1/2 tbsp of jaggery
• 2 . 1 tbsp of lime juice
• 3 . 1/2 tbsp of white vinegar (see note)
• 4 . 1 tbsp of chilli sauce (or chilli garlic sauce, I used Sriracha chilli sauce)
• 5 . 1/2 tbsp of oil
• 6 . 2 tsp of corn starch
• 7 . 1 tsp of soy sauce
• 8 . 1 1/2 tbsp of ketchup
• Whisk the above together and set aside

Details

Adapted from indosungod.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

. Heat 2 tsp of oil to smoking and saute the bell pepper and snow peas till they start to blacken around the edges. Set aside.
2. Add the sliced green onions, shallots and garlic and let them saute till they turn brown.
3. Bring the heat to low and add in the shrimp, let it cook for a minute on aside, flip and cook on the other side for a minute. (see note)
4. Add in the sauce and let the shrimp poach and cook for a couple of minutes till the sauce gets nice and hot.
5. Stir in the vegetables, toss to coat the sauce and turn off the heat.

Note:
1. Just White Vinegar could be used instead of the lime juice. I do not like the overpowering taste of vinegar, so I use a combination.
2. Not cooking the shrimp in very high heat is also important so the shrimp don't get tough and rubbery.

Serve over steamed Jasmine rice.