Shrimp with Basil and Hot Chilies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 3
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 200.7
  • Total Fat: 3.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 294.7 mg
  • Sodium: 1,784.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 34.5 g

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Introduction

This is from "Elementary My Dear and Fabulously Low Fat". I found it at http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipe?
id.6442 . Most of the nutritional values add up, but the sodium content on the site is 759 mg vs. 1730 mg on spark people. This dish is incredible!
This is from "Elementary My Dear and Fabulously Low Fat". I found it at http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipe?
id.6442 . Most of the nutritional values add up, but the sodium content on the site is 759 mg vs. 1730 mg on spark people. This dish is incredible!

Number of Servings: 3

Ingredients

    * 1 lb. shrimp
    * 1 bunch fresh basil
    * 2 cloves garlic, minced
    * 3 red or green chilies, (serrano or fresh jalapeņo), seeds removed, thinly sliced
    * 4 green onions, white part minced; green part, in 1 inch cuts
    * 1 tsp. peanut oil
    * 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. chicken stock, defatted
    * 2 Tbs. fish sauce
    * 2 Tbs. soy sauce
    * 1 tsp. sugar
    * hot cooked rice


Directions

This is from the original website, Meals for You:

Wash and dry the basil; set aside. Heat a wok over high heat; add the oil and 2 Tbs. stock, the white part of the scallions, the garlic and chilies; cook for 10 seconds. Add the shrimp; stir-fry 20 seconds. Add the fish sauce, the soy sauce, sugar, remaining stock and the green part of the scallion; bring to a boil; stir in the basil; cook for 20 seconds. Serve with steamed rice.

Per serving: calories 207, fat 3.6g, 16% calories from fat, cholesterol 172mg, protein 26.4g, carbohydrates 17.7g, fiber 3.1g, sugar 10.7g, sodium 759mg, diet points 4.3.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CECHANDLER.