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Salt & Pepper Prawns
Recipe courtesy EatingWell.com
Salt & Pepper Prawns
Spice-crusted stir-fried shrimp top a cool, crisp Asian-style slaw for an easy supper. Many traditional versions of this recipe use Sichuan peppercorns. We've opted to use Chinese five-spice powder, which contains Sichuan peppercorns and is more readily available. Make it a Meal: Serve with rice noodles or brown rice and a sprinkle of chopped cilantro.

1/4 cup lime juice
4 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
4 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
6 cups cabbage, preferably napa, thinly sliced (about 1/2 head)
2 small red or orange bell peppers, very thinly sliced
1/4 cup rice flour or cornstarch (see Ingredient note)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon five-spice powder (see Ingredient note)
1 1/3 pounds raw shrimp (21-25 per pound), peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced

Whisk lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar in a large bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add cabbage and bell peppers; toss to combine.

Combine rice flour, salt, pepper and five-spice powder in a medium bowl. Add shrimp and toss to coat in spice mixture. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring often, until pink and curled, 3 to 4 minutes. Add jalapenos and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute more. Serve the slaw topped with the shrimp.

Ingredient notes:Rice flour is made from finely milled white rice. It is often used in Asian cooking for desserts and to thicken sauces. Look for it in Asian markets or the natural-foods section of your supermarket. Often a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns, five-spice powder was originally considered a cure-all miracle blend encompassing the five elements (sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, salty). Look for it in the supermarket spice section.

Nutrition Information
Nutritional Analysis Per serving Calories 345
Carbohydrate Servings 1 Carbohydrates 20 g
Protein 33 g Fat 15 g
Saturated Fat 2 g Cholesterol 226 g
Monounsaturated Fat 7 g Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sodium 554 mg Potassium 404 mg
Exchanges 1/2 starch, 2 vegetable, 4 very lean meats, 1 fat Nutrition Bonus Vitamin C (190% daily value), Selenium (83% dv), Vitamin A (60% dv), Iron (25% dv).

Try our Fat & Calorie Calculator for additional information.

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

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