Salt and Pepper Shrimp
This shrimp is an easy recipe to make and takes only a few ingredients to have it on the table in 30 minutes!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 116kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound (453 g) shrimp deveined, peeled with tail on
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ⅓ cup (1.86oz | 53g) cornstarch
- 1 and ½ tablespoons freshly cracked black pepper fresh ground has more flavor
- 1 and ½ tablespoons sea salt coarse
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
Stir fry for the shrimp
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- 6 medium garlic cloves crushed and peeled
- 2 medium green chili sliced
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry shrimp. Toss in a bowl with soy sauce.
- In a shallow bowl, Stir together cornstarch, black pepper and salt. Add shrimp in the bowl and coat each side.
- Heat a non-stick heavy pan with 3 tablespoons of oil on medium heat. Fry shrimp on each side until pink and lightly golden brown. It will take about 5-6 minutes. Remove and set on a plate.
- Remove the grease from the pan with kitchen paper. Saute onion, garlic and green chili until fragrant. Switch off the heat. Bring back the shrimp in the pan and stir all together.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 2947mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
