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January 24, 2012

Easy Thai Garlic Shrimp

This dish is perfect for a quick and easy dinner that takes you away from the everyday meat and potatoes meal.  Appeal to the senses with sweet and salty flavours with as much or as little heat as you like.  Steve found this recipe when looking for a new meal to make for me ... that's right, my man can cook!  Although part of Steve's search criteria did included the word "Easy", I am sure it was only because he was short on prep time :)

Serve this sumptuous dish over rice for  filling meal or in cute little cocktail glasses as an appetizer.


Ingredients
12-15 medium/large shrimp, tails removed makes for less mess while eating
2 tbsp of oyster sauce (we used the Golden Dragon brand)
1 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp of fish sauce
1 tbsp of brown sugar
2 tbsp of lime juice (we ended up juicing half a lime, the fresh flavour of lime is a must so don't scrimp)
5-7 cloves of garlic, minced
2-3 tbsp of oil for the pan
1 fresh red chili, minced or 1/2 tsp of dried crushed red chili (we've upped the chili amount each time)
Fresh coriander, chopped
Lime wedges

If you are using frozen shrimp, place in a colander and allow to thaw
If you are eating this dish over rice, prepare it ahead of time as the prep/cooking is quick for this dish!
To prepare the sauce, combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, lime juice and chilies, stir well.
Add shrimp to bowl toss, coating all of the shrimp
Over medium heat, add oil to a wok or frying pan, add contents of bowl to the pan and stir fry for 2-3 minutes, don't overcook your shrimp, nobody likes rubbery seafood!

Prepare in desired method and garnish with fresh coriander (maybe some extra minced chili) and a lime wedge. 
Enjoy

1 comment:

  1. I love shrimp and I love Thai food. This looks delicious!

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