Orange Shrimp & Broccoli with Rice
Sounds really good and is made along side and served on top of a light garlic sesame fried rice. The recipe I found included how to cook rice, we'll skip that, make use of your rice cooker.
Ingredients
For the Shrimp & Broccoli
- 750 grams white shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails removed (or any shrimp you want)
- 3 cups fresh broccoli, cut into bite size pieces, include stem
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- 2 tablespoons spring onion, sliced, use the green and white parts
- 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
- salt and pepper, to taste
For the Rice
- 4-6 cups cooked white rice
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large non stick pan over medium high heat, add the broccoli along with 2 tablespoons of water and cook for about 5 minutes or until broccoli is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste and remove when cooked and place in a large bowl and set aside.
- Same pan, wipe out any water and the 2 teaspoons of olive oil and heat that up on medium heat, then add the shrimp in a single layer (cook in batches if needed) and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side until pink and opaque. After the shrimp is cooked, remove and place in the bowl with the broccoli, toss together lightly, and set aside.
- Same pan, wipe out any of the olive oil and add the orange juice, soy sauce, and sugar. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook until the mixture has reduce to about half. Mix the corn starch with 2 teaspoons of cold water and add that mixture to the pan and mix and bring to a boil or until the sauce has thickened. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and shrimp and toss to coat. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- To make the fried rice heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the cooked rice, sesame oil, and sesame seeds to the pan and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- To serve, place some rice and ladle the broccoli and shrimp mixture over the top. Garnish with sliced spring onion and sesame seeds.
Notes
White shrimp at Tesco will about 210 Baht/750 grams. For 4 servings this is about $1.54 per serving. High cost but would be nice for a once in a while meal. If you can source the shrimp local ever lower cost.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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