This one is a quick and easy meal that is perfect literally any day of the week!
Today for our $20 Tuesday recipe we bring you delicious Ginger Garlic Shrimp. This dish is quick to make, colorful, and packed with flavor!
WOT we love about this recipe: It comes together in about 20 minutes and is very budget-friendly too, tallying in at around $20!
We served this with steamed Basmati rice, but additional sides you could include are baby spinach or steamed snow peas.
Ginger Garlic Shrimp
Servings 4
Cost $20
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp peeled, chopped fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
- 14 oz can of low sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup light coconut milk
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 lb frozen shelled medium shrimp – deveined and tails off
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
For serving:
- 2 cup cooked Basmati or brown rice
Garnish:
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- additional red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. Add ¼ tsp black pepper, stir until well blended. Set the seasoning mixture aside.
- Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, cook 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add the seasoning mixture that was set aside, cook 1 minute stirring frequently.
- Add broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
- Add coconut milk and lemon juice, simmer 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle shrimp with 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and salt.
- Add shrimp to the pan cooking 4-5 minutes stirring a few times, until no longer translucent, do not overcook.
Enjoy!
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Note: $20 is an approximate cost for this dish. The actual price of all ingredients may vary.
All photos by Lorianne DeVita
