Caribbean Stir Fry Shrimp
Stir fry shrimp with a Caribbean twist. A nice change from traditional stir fry with Island and Asian flavors.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoon dark rum
- 3 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or to taste
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- ½ cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 cup bell pepper green and/or red, sliced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel and set aside.
- Stir together rum, ketchup, soy sauce and crushed red pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, bell pepper and tomatoes, stirring constantly until the onion begins to brown at the edges.
- Add the shrimp and stir-fry until they turn pink, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the sauce mixture and cook, stirring, until the sauce is evenly distributed and heated through.
- Sprinkle with cilantro.
- Serve with noodles or rice.
Notes
Adapted from Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge by Grace Young
