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Thai Basil Shrimp

Plenty of flavour and a luscious sauce are sure to make this quick shrimp dish a new favourite. Serve over jasmine rice or rice noodles with fresh cucumber slices on the side.

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 10 - 15 mins
Cooking Time 10 - 15 mins
Yields 4 servings

Preparation
Nutritional Info
Comments (2)

Preparation

What You Need

1 tbsp (15 ml) butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal

1 small onion, chopped

1/4 tsp (1 ml) hot pepper flakes

1 red bell pepper, halved and thinly sliced

1 cup (250 ml) 35 % whipping cream

1/4 cup (60 ml) peanut butter

1 lb (450 g) large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/3 cup (80 ml) orange juice or

2 tbsp (30 ml) lime juice

1/2 cup (125 ml) fresh basil , chopped

1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt

Instructions

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; sauté garlic, carrots, onion and hot pepper flakes, stirring, for about 4 min or until onions are softened. Add red pepper; cook, stirring, for 1 min.

Stir in cream and peanut butter; bring to a boil, stirring until peanut butter is melted. Stir in shrimp and simmer, stirring often, for about 3 min or just until shrimp are pink and opaque. Stir in orange juice, basil leaves and salt.

Tips

For the Adventurous: Replace hot pepper flakes with 2 tsp (10 mL) chili-garlic paste or 1 sliced fresh Thai chile and replace half of shrimp with 8 oz (250 g) sea scallops.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 442 Calories
Protein: 25 g
Carbohydrate: 14 g
Fat: 33 g
Fibre: 3 g
Sodium: 630 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 10 % / 108 mg
Vitamin A: 112 %
Vitamin B6: 68 %
Vitamin D: 62 %
Vitamin C: 101 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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Steph
March 20th, 2012

Great dish though I like to substitute the whipping cream for coconut milk. It adds to the thai flavour and is healthier.
Sue
February 15th, 2012

BEST MEAL IN THE WORLD!!!