HOT AND SWEET SHRIMP

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Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
4 1/2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
3 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/4 cup finely slivered fresh basil
4 cups steamed basmati, jasmine or long-grain rice

Steps:

Mix sugar and fish sauce together, then stir in 1/2 cup water. Add the pepper, ginger and garlic. Place in a nonstick skillet and cook over high heat about five minutes, until the mixture starts to become syrupy.
Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until firm and pink. Cook a few minutes longer, turning the shrimp constantly, so it becomes coated with the sauce.
Stir in the lime juice and basil and serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 559, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 106 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 25 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 1710 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams