Sweet & Spicy Shrimp with Basil

Shrimp is the busy cook’s best friend, since it cooks in less than 5 minutes. It’s a nutrient powerhouse, too—high in B vitamins, protein, zinc, choline and iodine. Just 3 ounces of shrimp provides 77% of your daily value of selenium <—an essential cofactor to make our most important antioxidant, glutathione.

This dish is great over rice or rice noodles (cauliflower rice or shirataki noodles for paleo folks). Enjoy!

Sweet & Spicy Shrimp with Basil

  • Serves 4
  • Total time:  20 minutes 

Ingredients:  

  • 3 Fresno or 2 jalapeno chiles, roughly chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
  • 4 tablespoons avocado or coconut oil, divided
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar  
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher sea salt
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
  • 2 cups basil
    2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Directions: 

  1. Blend chiles, garlic, 3 tablespoons oil, coconut sugar, fish sauce and sea salt until smooth. Pour sauce over shrimp and let marinate for 10 minutes. 

  2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add remaining oil and swirl to coat the pan. Use a slotted spoon to remove shrimp from marinade and cook 1-2 minutes per side, until shrimp is cooked through. Stir in basil to wilt. Garnish with sesame seeds and enjoy! 

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