Spicy Shrimp And Broccoli Stir-Fry from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Spicy Shrimp And Broccoli Stir-Fry Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 oz cellophane noodles
1 tsp canola oil
1/2 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined
2 scallions, white and 3" of green, chopped
1/2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 tsp minced fresh garlic
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp chili puree with garlic sauce
1/2 lb broccoli, stems peeled
and chopped, florets cut bite size

Recipe Instructions:

Place the cellophane noodles in a bowl and cover with hot water for 20 minutes; drain. Using kitchen shears, cut into 2 inch pieces.

Place the oil in a wok or nonstick skillet. Heat until hot but not smoking. Sauté the shrimp for 1 minute on each side. Remove to a plate.

Add the scallion, ginger, and garlic; sauté for 1 minute. Combine the water, hoisin sauce, wine, soy sauce, and chili puree. Pour into wok and add the broccoli. Stir-fry until crisp cooked, about 1 to 2 minutes. Return the shrimp and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, another 2 to 3 minutes.

Stir in the noodles and raise heat. Stir until the sauce is incorporated into the noodle mixture. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 2 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Very Lean Protein, 1 1/2 Carbohydrate (1 bread/starch, 1 1/2 vegetable).

Nutrition Facts: 217 calories (14% calories from fat), 20 g protein, 4 g total fat (90.4 g saturated fat), 25 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 135 mg cholesterol, 892 mg sodium.*

* Not appropriate for a low-sodium diet; using chicken instead of shrimp and dry white wine instead of Chinese cooking wine will drop the sodium level by another 200 mg.

Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"

Servings: 2

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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