Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 pound jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined with tails on or off)
  • 3 Tbs salted butter (divided)
  • 1 clove fresh garlic (minced)
  • 1 serrano pepper (~1/4 cup, sliced and seeds removed if sensitive to spice)
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger (grated or chopped)
  • 1/3 cup pre-prepared sweet chili sauce
  • 1 Tbs lime juice (~1/2 of one lime)
  • 1 Tbs orange juice
  • Optional garnishes: sesame seeds (sliced green onions)

Instruction

  • Melt 1 Tbs butter in a skillet pan over medium heat.
  • Salt and pepper shrimp before adding them to hot pan.
  • Cook one side of shrimp for 1 minute, flip over and cook the other side for 1 minute. Take out of pan. They don’t have to be completely cooked at this point. Set aside.
  • Place an additional 2 Tablespoons butter into pan and melt.
  • Stir in garlic, serrano pepper, ginger, sweet chili sauce, lime juice, and orange juice and let cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
  • Transfer shrimp back into pan and coat shrimp. Cook shrimp for an additional minute or until cooked through.
  • Take off heat and serve warm with rice or noodles. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions, optional.