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  • Sriracha Shrimp

    Sriracha Shrimp

    Google sriracha shrimp and you’ll get 20.5 million results. It’s that popular. I think I’ll give some of those recipes a try this winter. I have my own version of Sriracha Shrimp, and I’ll stack mine up against some of the internet’s best reviewed recipes. I’ll have my family vote.

    You can vote, too. Try my recipe below and let me know what you and your family think.

    Sriracha Shrimp

    Ingredients:
    1 cup rice
    1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    2 tablespoons coconut oil
    1 onion, sliced
    4 cloves garlic, minced
    1 sweet pepper, minced
    1/2 lime
    1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1 green onion top, chopped

    Start by cooking rice the way you usually do. Stovetop, steamer, rice cooker, it’s all good.

    While the rice is cooking, melt the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook the shrimp until pink, then add onion, garlic, and sweet pepper. While all that is cooking, mix together the lime, sriracha sauce, and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Toss the sauce into the pan with the shrimp combination until well incorporated. Serve on a bed of rice. Garnish with green onions.

    If you think there’s a better Sriracha Shrimp recipe than mine, comment below. I would enjoy trying it.

  • Shrimp & Bumblebees

    Shrimp & Bumblebees

    My husband came up with this meal’s name when we first got married over 16 years ago. No bumblebees were harmed in the making of this meal. I can’t say the same for the shrimp, however.

    This is an easy peasy meal I whip up when I am short on time and long on hunger. I use canned beans, but those of you who prefer buying dried beans and soaking them overnight, go ahead and do that. I’m about ready to start doing the same since I came across this article from Mercola that enumerates reasons for not buying canned beans (and other packaged foods). Soaking beans overnight is easy. It just takes a little planning in advance.

    Shrimp and Bumblebees

    Ingredients:
    raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1 tablespoon organic canola oil
    black beans, organic, 1 can (or equivalent if you are soaking dried beans overnight)
    1 cup frozen organic corn
    1/4 teaspoon cumin
    1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
    a handful of chopped organic basil or cilantro

    Here’s how to make the Bumblebees: Combine black beans and corn in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle cumin. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t stick on the pan.

    And now the shrimp: While the beans and corn is cooking, heat canola oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Toss shrimp with Old Bay Seasoning and cook until pink.

    To serve, make a bed of bumblebees. Top with shrimp, then garnish with basil or cilantro.