Photo: Hot 'N Sweet Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 (1-inch) ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or other light oil
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 small red chili peppers, very thinly sliced
- 1/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, deveined, tails off
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, cored and quartered
Directions
Combine sugar, vinegar and ginger in a small pot and bring to a boil, dissolve sugar and turn off heat, reserve.
In a skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat. Saute the onions, chili peppers, mushrooms and garlic 3 to 4 minutes then add shrimp and toss 3 to 4 minutes more until pink and firm. Douse the pan with the sweet vinegar, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with cold lettuce for wrapping the hot-sweet shrimp.
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By cool-nads_12905138
Anthem, 41
on May 30, 2012
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Too sweet, not enough salt. The shrimp cooked as per this recipe were chewy and didn't have enough flavor. I wish I would have salted or brined them first. I also would have sauteed them, removed them from the pan and THEN added the rest.
I added soy sauce, sesame oil, chopped water chestnuts, and sesame seeds to the pan for extra flavor. I also served with saracha sauce and minced cucumber.
I think this would have been great with some rice or rice noodles as well. As it stands, I don't think I would have used so much sugar, but it IS VERY low in carbs and took NO time to make.
By PWog
downtown Los An...
on November 08, 2011
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This was delicious and I will definitely make it again. I didn't have chili peppers so I used red pepper flakes. I didn't have mushrooms so I used Swiss chard (because I had it lying around, ready to go bad and the wraps were wonderfully sweet and spicy. So good!
By jfcosler_11811577
Durham, NC
on March 28, 2011
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could probably be worked with, though i'm not sure what I'd try. so-so, only.
and, not spicy hot! depends on the pepper!
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