Stir-Fried Shrimp and Snow Peas in Orange Sauce

(from pondlady’s recipe box)

Serves 4 people

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 spray(s) cooking spray
  • 4 medium uncooked scallion(s), thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced
  • 1 Tbsp orange zest, finely grated
  • 2 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), minced; or 2 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 3 cup(s) snow peas
  • 8 oz uncooked shrimp, small, peeled, deveined (about 36 to 40 per lb)
  • 2 cup(s) uncooked bean sprouts
  • 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened orange juice, freshly squeezed recommended
  • 2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil

Directions

  1. Instructions

  2. Coat a large nonstick wok or saute pan with cooking spray; heat to smoking over high heat, about 2 minutes.

  3. Toss in scallions, ginger, orange zest and garlic. Stir and toss constantly over the heat for 30 seconds.

  4. Add snow peas. Continue tossing until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.

  5. Add shrimp; continue cooking, tossing all the while, until shrimp are pink and firm, about 2 minutes.

  6. Add sprouts, orange juice, soy sauce and honey. Toss until bubbling, about 1 minute.

  7. Meanwhile, combine cornstarch with rice vinegar in a small bowl.

  8. Stir in cornstarch mixture; continue cooking until sauce has thickened a bit, about 30 seconds. Remove wok or pan from heat and drizzle oil over the dish. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

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