Coconut Chili Garlic Shrimp Bowl!
This quick and easy high protein meal comes together really fast and easy, and it is super packed with layers upon layers of flavor! Set your rice cooker, and by the time your rice is done the shrimp and snap peas are ready!
This is a great recipe to even double or triple too! It saves so well and it is absolutely delicious the next day to pack up for an amazing lunch!
Makes 4 servings: 50g Protein, 2g Fiber, 503 Calories
I love a bowl of deliciousness like this that I can just put in one bowl and take to the couch to eat while I watch TV!
- 2 lbs Shrimp, uncooked, peeled and deveined
- 4 cloves Garlic, chopped
- 1 tbsp Lime Zest
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 3 tsp Momofuku Chili Crunch
- 1/4 cup Coconut Milk
- 2 tbsp Grapeseed Oil, divided (or Canola Oil)
- Salt
- 5-6 oz Sugar Snap Peas
- Soy Sauce
- 540 g Cooked Jasmine Rice
- 1
Combine the shrimp, garlic, lime zest, brown sugar, chili crunch, and a pinch of salt in a bowl, and set aside.
- 2
Add 1 tbsp of the oil to a skillet over medium-high heat, then add the snap peas and a few splashes of soy sauce.
- 3
Continue to cook the snap peas until softened and browned, then remove them from the pan and set them aside.
- 4
In the same pan, add 1 tbsp of oil, then add the shrimp mixture, spreading to an even layer.
- 5
Allow the shrimp to cook undisturbed (without stirring) to start the browning the shrimp.
- 6
After a couple of minutes, toss the shrimp, and allow to brown on the other side.
- 7
When the shrimp is browned (but not necessarily cooked through), add the coconut milk and toss to combine.
- 8
Cook the shrimp for another minute or so until the coconut milk is incorporated.
- 9
Served 1/4 of the the snap peas and the cooked shrimp in a bowl with 1/4 of the cooked jasmine rice, and enjoy!
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