Low-Fat Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb medium raw shrimp, deveined
- 1 tablespoon sake or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely minced
- 1 red onions or 1 yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 large pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (red, yellow or green)
- cooking spray
Sauce
- 1 cup 1% low-fat milk, evaporated nonfat milk or 1 cup half & half light cream
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 -2 1⁄2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 1 tablespoon sake or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Toss shrimp gently with soy sauce. Cover and refrigerate until ready to cook. Mix cornstarch with an equal amount of cold water and set aside.
- Combine sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Lightly spray a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray and preheat over medium-high for 2 minutes. Add shrimp, garlic and ginger and stir-fry until shrimp turn bright pink, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a large plate or platter.
- Reduce heat to medium and saute pepper and onion until onions begin to separate and pepper brightens, about 2 minutes.
- Increase heat to medium-high and return shrimp to pan. Stirring, add sauce to shrimp and bring to low boil. Stirring constantly, add cornstarch/water mixture. After sauce has thickened, about 60 seconds; reduce heat to low. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary; remove from heat and serve over rice.
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