Curry-Coconut Shrimp

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This coconut shrimp curry is made with jumbo shrimp in a lightly-spiced curry sauce; simply delicious serve over hot cooked brown rice.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon canola oil
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup minced red bell pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 cup light coconut milk
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

1 Heat oil in large, nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion, red pepper, and garlic until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
2 Season with cumin, coriander, and curry powder. Cook for 1 more minute. Stir in coconut milk, sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes.
3 Stir in shrimp, and increase heat to medium-high. Cook and stir until shrimp is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
4 Combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl; stir into shrimp mixture and cook until sauce has thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in cilantro, and remove from heat.