Description
Mouthwatering sweet chili shrimp brings zesty Thai-inspired flavors to weeknight dinners. Succulent prawns glazed with spicy-sweet sauce offer a quick, delectable meal you can savor in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsps olive oil, divided
- 3 tbsps soy sauce
- 2 tbsps Sriracha sauce
- 3 tbsps honey
- 2 tbsps parsley, fresh, minced
- 2 tbsps sesame seeds, toasted
- ½ tsp red chili pepper flakes, crushed
- 1 tsp ginger, dried
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- Ingredients Preparation: Meticulously slice bell peppers into delicate strips and thoroughly clean shrimp, ensuring all ingredients are prepped and ready for culinary execution.
- Pepper Preparation: Warm olive oil in a spacious skillet over medium heat, then sauté bell peppers with a subtle salt accent, allowing them to caramelize and soften for 5-7 minutes until edges turn golden brown.
- Pepper Staging: Transfer the perfectly cooked peppers to a warming vessel, preserving their tender texture for the final plating.
- Shrimp Sizzle: Utilize the same skillet, introducing fresh olive oil, minced garlic, red chili flakes, and a whisper of salt. Introduce raw shrimp, cooking swiftly until they transition from translucent to a vivid pink hue, approximately 1-2 minutes per side.
- Sauce Fusion: Simultaneously craft a harmonious sauce by blending soy sauce, Sriracha, honey, and freshly grated ginger into a glossy, aromatic coating.
- Glazing Technique: Cascade the prepared sauce over the shrimp, gently tumbling to ensure each morsel is lavishly dressed in the sweet-spicy glaze.
- Final Reduction: Lower the heat, allowing the sauce to simmer and intensify for 1-2 minutes, creating a luxurious, clingy consistency.
- Artful Plating: Arrange the golden-edged peppers as a vibrant base, crown with the glistening shrimp, and embellish with toasted sesame seeds and finely chopped parsley for an elevated, restaurant-inspired presentation.
Notes
- Prevent Overcooking Shrimp: Watch closely as shrimp cook quickly, turning pink within 1-2 minutes per side to maintain tender, juicy texture.
- Balance Spice Levels: Adjust red chili flakes and Sriracha according to personal heat preference, starting with small amounts and tasting as you go.
- Sauce Consistency Matters: Simmer sauce on low heat to achieve a glossy, thick glaze that perfectly coats each shrimp without becoming watery.
- Maximize Flavor Infusion: Let shrimp sit in sauce for an extra minute to absorb the sweet and spicy notes, enhancing overall taste profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 200 mg