Spicy Shrimps With Mixed Vegetables - A Healthy Family Meal

After those sumptuous preparations for the holiday, rest your tummy from fat and cholesterol filled foods. Try this spicy shrimps with lots of vegetables yourself. All I can say is that this meal is so good, it really is like eating in a restaurant. A healthy meal for the whole family.

Ingredients

12 medium shrimp - shelled
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp minced garlic or 2 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp fresh ginger grated
1/2 small red onion - thinly sliced
1 cup sugar snap peas (Sitsaro in Filipino)
1/2 carrot diced or sliced
1/2 red bell pepper cut into strips
1 cup baby corn cut into 1 inch pieces
salt to taste

For the Sauce

1/2 tbsp black peppercorns
3 tbsp of light soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp oyster sauce or hoisin sauce
3 tbsp water
1 tsp flour

Instructions

In a bowl mix the shrimp with 1 tsp sugar and a dash of salt and black pepper. Marinate for 15 minutes.
In a bowl, mix all the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a frying pan or wok on medium heat. Add in the shrimp, and cook on one side until they turn pink. Flip the shrimp over, and cook until pink. Remove shrimp and set aside.
With the same pan, heat another 1 tbsp of butter on medium heat and sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant. Toss in onion and sugar snap peas, and cook for about a minute. Then add in baby corn, carrots and bell pepper and stir-fry for another minute. Add in 1 or 2 tbsp of water if it gets too dry. Cook quickly to ensure the vegetables keep their fresh color and are tender crisp.
Mix in the sauce ingredients, then add in the cooked shrimp. Turn up the heat and stir-fry the mixture quickly until everything is well mixed.
Season with salt as needed. Sprinkle a bit more crushed black pepper if desired.
Serve immediately.