Shrimp: Shrimp & Vegetable Stir-Fry

Serve over hot cooked rice (we use brown or Basmati which is a nice light rice)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cut-up fresh vegetables of your choice:
    • thinly sliced carrots
    • fresh mushrooms
    • red and green pepper strips
    • green onions, sliced
    • snow peas or sugar snap peas
    • sliced water chestnuts
    • asparagus pieces
    • broccoli pieces
    • zucchini slices
    • yellow squash slices
  • 14 oz. can chicken broth
  • 2 Tbls. cornstarch
  • 2 Tbls. Kikkoman low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 t. sesame oil
  • 2 Tbls. canola oil (divided)
  • 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 Tbls. fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 c. cashew pieces

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, mix cornstarch, broth, soy sauce and sesame oil; set aside.

Heat 1 Tbls. canola oil in skillet; add shrimp and stir-fry until pink. Remove from skillet and set aside.

Add remaining canola oil to skillet. Add vegetables of your choice, ginger, garlic and stir-fry until tender-crisp.

Stir in cornstarch mixture and cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.

Return shrimp to skillet and heat through.

Add cashews just before serving.