Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • 500 g large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 medium yellow capsicum / bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
  • handful of basil leaves
  • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp red chilli flakes
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • peanut oil

Instruction

  • In a small bowl mix and combine soy sauce, water, sugar and fish sauce.
  • In a wok heat oil. Once oil is hot sauté garlic, ginger, and chilli flakes until really fragrant.
  • Bring heat to really high then add the shrimps, stir fry until shrimps turn pink, roughly around 60 to 90 seconds. Remove everything from the wok place it in a plate then set it aside.
  • Back to your wok, add more oil if needed then stir fry onions and pepper, cook for 2 minutes. Add the shrimps back then pour the sauce mixture you made on step 1, bring to a boil while stir frying to distribute the sauce evenly.
  • Add the tomatoes and stir fry for 30 seconds.
  • Add the basil and lime juice then stir fry for 15 more seconds. Remove from wok then place in a serving platter then serve.