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Making Mayo’s Recipes: Sesame ginger shrimp
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Looking for a new marinade? This one is easy to memorize and is good on more than shrimp. It's also tasty on chicken, tofu, tempeh, pork and beef, and makes a great dip for kebabs.
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These recipes are created by the executive wellness chef and registered dietitians at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. Find more recipes and other healthy living insights on the Mayo Clinic App.
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SESAME GINGER SHRIMP
Serves 6
6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2½ tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons fresh minced ginger
4 cloves minced garlic
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
12 ounces shrimp, peeled and deveined
In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Add the shrimp; mix well. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
Coat a nonstick medium saute pan with cooking spray; heat to medium-high heat. Once hot, add the shrimp and saute for about 1 minute. Add half of the marinade mixture to the pan and cook for another 30 seconds. Discard any leftover marinade.
Nutritional information per 2 ounces: 108 calories; 5 g total fat; 1 g saturated fat; 0 g transfat; 2 g monounsaturated fat; 71 mg cholesterol; 970 mg sodium; 6 g total carbohydrate; 0 g dietary fiber; 4 g total sugars; 9 g protein.
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