Herbed and sweetened shrimp
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Dark brown sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Ginger root; peeled and minced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fish sauce |
| ½ | teaspoon | Black pepper; freshly ground |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 1 | pounds | Shrimp; large |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh basil; thinly sliced |
| ½ | teaspoon | Lime juice |
| 3 | cups | Cooked rice; white or jasmine |
Directions
Combine first six ingredients in a large nonstick skillet; stir well. Place over high heat, and cook five minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened. Add shrimp; cook three minutes or until shrimp is done, stirring constantly. Remove form heat; stir in basil and lime juice. Serve over rice.
Recipe by: Cooking Light, January, 1995 Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n311 by "Cornellier, Ann" <Cornellier.Ann@...> on Dec 8, 1997