Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp

The recipe Vietnamese Caramelized Shrimp can be made in approximately 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 52 calories. This recipe serves 30. For 69 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Once Upon A Chef requires vegetable oil, fish sauce, water, and red pepper flakes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. 70 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A couple people really liked this Vietnamese dish. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 29%. This score is rather bad. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Vietnamese Noodle Salad With Caramelized Pork, Vietnamese Caramelized Pork and Rice Noodle Salad, and Vietnamese Shrimp Salad.

Servings: 30

 

Ingredients:

2 Tbsps dark brown sugar

1/4 cup fish sauce

1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

5 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsps crushed red pepper flakes

3 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced

2 lbs extra large shrimp, peeled and de-veined

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup water

1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine the fish sauce, dark brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes and water in a medium bowl and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved.Heat the vegetable oil in a large saut pan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook a few minutes more. Do not brown.Turn the heat up to medium-high and add the shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently, until the shrimp are just barely pink and still translucent in spots, a few minutes. Add the fish sauce mixture, turn heat down to medium, and simmer until shrimp are cooked through, a few minutes more. (Note: the sauce will be thin.) Off the heat, stir in scallions and cilantro. Serve immediately with jasmine rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Combine the fish sauce, dark brown sugar, crushed red pepper flakes and water in a medium bowl and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved.

2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saut pan over medium heat.

3. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.

4. Add the garlic and cook a few minutes more. Do not brown.Turn the heat up to medium-high and add the shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently, until the shrimp are just barely pink and still translucent in spots, a few minutes.

5. Add the fish sauce mixture, turn heat down to medium, and simmer until shrimp are cooked through, a few minutes more. (Note: the sauce will be thin.) Off the heat, stir in scallions and cilantro.

6. Serve immediately with jasmine rice.


Nutrition Information:

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52k Calories
6g Protein
2g Total Fat
1g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
52k
3%

Fat
2g
3%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
1g
0%

  Sugar
1g
1%

Cholesterol
76mg
25%

Sodium
388mg
17%

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Protein
6g
13%

Selenium
14µg
21%

Manganese
0.14mg
7%

Phosphorus
61mg
6%

Calcium
48mg
5%

Copper
0.09mg
4%

Zinc
0.62mg
4%

Iron
0.71mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

Magnesium
14mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin E
0.43mg
3%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Folate
5µg
1%

Potassium
43mg
1%

Vitamin B3
0.23mg
1%

Vitamin B6
0.02mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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