Szechuan Chili Shrimp

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 27 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound large shrimp (peeled and deveined)

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns

¼ cup vegetable oil (plus 2 tbsp)

2 inch ginger piece (peeled and sliced into thin strips)

8 dried red chillies (cut into small ½ inch pieces)

5 green onions (white parts chopped, green parts cut into 2 inch pieces)

Sauce

⅓ cup soy sauce (low sodium)

2 teaspoon sesame oil

2 tablespoon Chinese Shaoxing wine

1 teaspoon sugar

Directions

Prepare Shrimp: Dredge the shrimp thoroughly through the flour and shake off any excess flour.

Toast Peppercorns: Toast the Szechuan peppercorns in a skillet or frying pan over medium heat, until fragrant, for 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the peppercorns to a mortar and pestle and grind to a fine powder. Set aside.

Make Sauce: In a small bowl combine the sauce ingredients together.

Cook Shrimp: In a large skillet heat the ¼ cup of vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook on both sides for about 2 to 3 minutes per side or until golden. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

Finish: Discard the oil from the skillet and clean it. Add remaining 2 tbsp of vegetable oil to the skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, chillies and the white part of the green onion. Cook for about 1 minute. Add the shrimp to the skillet, sprinkle with ground peppercorns and toss well. Drizzle the stir-fry sauce over the shrimp and toss well until combined.

Serve: Garnish with the green part of the green onions and serve with rice.

Nutrition

• Calories: 402 kcal
• Total Fat: 18 g
• Saturated Fat: 12 g
• Cholesterol: 286 mg
• Sodium: 1597 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 28 g