Szechuan Shrimp Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 pound shrimp

  peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup corn starch
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

  or use olive oil
• 1 large bell pepper

  chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers

  chopped (Optional for extra spicy! Use jalapenos for medium heat.)
• 1 cup Snap peas
• 1 tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns

  or use black peppercorns
• 1/4 cup peanuts

  chopped (plus more for garnish - cashews are great here, too!)
• 1/4 soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger

  fresh minced ginger is good too
• 1 tablespoon honey

  or more for sweeter
• 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

  fresh minced garlic is good too
• 1 teaspoon sriracha

  or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch for thickening
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns

  lightly toasted and ground or use black peppercorns instead
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
• Cooked white rice or noodles

  spicy chili flakes

Instructions

• 1 Add the shrimp to a large bowl. Add soy sauce, salt and pepper and toss to coat.
  Marinate for 10 minutes.
• 2 While the shrimp is marinating, whisk all of the ingredients except the
  cornstarch together in a small pot.
• 3 Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
• 4 To thicken the sauce, dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water
  until well mixed. Stir it into the szechuan sauce and stir until it thickens up,
  2-3 minutes. For thicker szechuan sauce, use 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Remove
  from heat and set aside.
• 5 Heat the oil in a large pan to medium heat.
• 6 Drain then toss the shrimp with 1/2 cup corn starch to coat. Add it to the pan
  and cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes, or until it is cooked through. Remove the
  shrimp and set it aside.
• 7 Heat the pan back to medium-high heat and add the peppers. Cook for 5 minutes to
  soften.
• 8 Add the snap peas, peppercorns and chopped peanuts and cook another 2 minutes,
  stirring.
• 9 Add the shrimp back to the pan along with the homemade Szechuan sauce. Reduce
  the heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes to warm through.
• 10 Serve with rice or noodles. Garnish with extra chopped peanuts and spicy chili
  flakes.

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