Quick and easy recipes, Seafood, Skip the takeout

Peppered Shrimp

This Chinese Peppered Shrimp stir fry is easy to make and is packed full of crispy red and green peppers and is sautéed in a special black peppered sauce.

Looking for another Chinese Pepper recipe? Try my Black Pepper Chicken

Your going to want to pull out the chop sticks for this one.

WHAT IS PEPPER SHRIMP

Black Pepper Shrimp is a popular Chinese dish that is made with shrimp and a mixture of vegetables that is typically served with rice or on it’s own. It has a special sauce that it is made in, which makes it super tasty!

In which I will share with you below in the recipe card!

This dish is made in our home often and is definitely up there on our list of favorite Asian dishes.

You can make this in a large non stick skillet or wok, since the whole dish comes together in under 15 minutes you really can skip the take-out tonight with this one.

So what are you waiting for? By the time you dial up your local restaurant, you can have this delicious and authentic Black Pepper Shrimp stir fry on the table in no time.

You can always add fresh calamari to this dish as well if you’d like. And if your really feeling bold, go ahead a throw a chicken breast in too.

The only real difference from this dish and those served in the restaurants is that this typically arrives to the table on a hot sizzling hot plate.

And unlike my other black pepper recipe on this blog, we do not have to tenderize anything so that step is omitted here.

We hardly ever order this dish from the restaurant anymore, because mine is better. That is unless we know the restaurant well and know they make it just as good.

Plus by eating this type of dish, you never have to feel guilty by overindulging. Because this is a super healthy meal that is packed full nutrients and contains should no msgs. Just make sure the soya sauce you use says that on the label and you will be in business.

I like to serve this with jasmine rice on the side and will use a mini rice cooker to cook the rice. Just set it ahead of time and it will be ready when the dish is completed.

I hope you give it a try there really isn’t much too it!

And stay tuned to this blog for more Healthy Chinese Recipes to come in the following months 🙂

Meal Prep Idea: Make enough to create a few meal prep bowls for the week ahead

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Chicken, Quick and easy recipes, Skip the takeout, Soups & Stews

Singapore Laksa Soup

Have you ever tried Laksa Soup? It is a spicy noodle soup that has been one of the most popular soups from Singapore to Thailand and throughout Malaysia for centuries.

And today has become very popular throughout europe and the west!

What gives it its unique taste is the fresh tamarind and dried shrimp.

If your not sure what that is follow along, it’s pretty simple to find now a days in a simple pre made package.

Once you get familiar with the basic ingredients of thai cooking, you will be shocked at how easy it is to prepare these at home.

Literally you can have this dish on the table in under 20 minutes.

Keep in mind a good coconut milk, will be half solid a half watery.

One that is all watery does not work as well for this dish, so be sure to buy a full fat one and organic if possible as I always find that to be the best.

Whenever I say I’m making fresh homemade Laksa soup for dinner I get those frantic calls from my partner to remind me that he’s fast on his way home and will be making no pit stops along the way.

I guess he loves me so very much, no really he loves me and this soup equally very much ha!

Before I learned to make homemade laksa soup we would go out pretty often for a big bowl at our local dinner.

WHAT IS IN SINGAPORE LAKSA SOUP

Traditional Laksa soup has

Tamarind paste
Dried shrimp
Galangal
Lemongrass and some other Thai ingredients.

You can always go to your local asian store and find those ingredients and add them one by one or you can just use the premade paste which has it all in it! Saving you a ton of time and effort.

This is my favorite Singapore Laksa paste, serves 2-3 people!

HOW TO MAKE SINGAPORE LAKSA SOUP

My soup is made with:

Singapore Laksa Spice Paste
One fresh Chicken breast
An egg
Creamy coconut milk
A few kaffir lime leaves
Vermicelli rice noodles
Fresh bean sprouts
Lime and Cilantro.

This soup is sure to satisfy even the pickiest of Laksa soup lovers out there.

Also feel free to add shrimp to this as well if desired.

Even though we use the premade “Laksa paste” in this recipe, which has all the ingredients one needs. I also like to add a few Kaffir lime leaves because I love that tangy lime taste, if you have any on hand feel free.

I always have Kaffir lime leaves in my freezer for whenever I’m making anything Thai.

I find it really enhances this dish even more, however this is optional as the lime juice at the end does a good job to adding that similar taste.

Also be sure to only squeeze the juice of a lime in at the end, you do not want to cook the lime. It will ruin the flavor of the soup.

Notes: Things to keep in mind 🙂

Look for a good solid coconut milk, you do not want to use any low fat variety. One that is all watery does not work as well for this dish, typically organic or traditional Thai coconut milk varieties have the best products.
“Lemongrass”, “Galangal” and “Kaffir lime leaves” can be found in most Asian stores. But the paste that I use has all those ingredients in it.
Add in the lime last, you do not want to cook the lime because it will ruin the flavor.
Do not eat the “Kaffir lime leaves” there just for flavoring, if you’re going to use these for added flavor. Make sure to bruise each leaf before adding to the pot.
Want more heat, simply serve some red chili paste on the side like I do. I try to stay away from fresh thai chilies for this soup, because those babies are super hot and can burn the eyes and hands if not handle properly.

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Chicken, Dinner ideas, Meal Prep, Quick and easy recipes, Skip the takeout

Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts

This is my take on Kung Pao Chicken, traditionally peanuts are used in this dish and most definitely you can use those instead of the cashews.

Personally I much prefer cashews so that is why I have used them here. Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts work so well together, and it’s a nice way to get in some extra fiber.

For this recipe today, I am using a skinless chicken breasts along with brussel sprouts, green onions and cashews.

You can use whatever vegetables you have on hand, such as red or green peppers, snow peas, broccoli etc.

If your wanting to serve more than 4 people, simply adjust the recipe with our easy to use serving adjuster.

An easy and healthy stir fry that anyone can make in under 30 minutes, the hardest part is washing and chopping the ingredients.

Serve over a bed of jasmine rice if desired I hope you enjoy this healthier version of Kung Pao.

MEAL PREP IDEA: Make enough to create a few meal preps bowls for the week ahead. Or have dinner for two with this recipe, and then create two meal prep bowls for the week ahead.

To make the bowls, simply place jasmine rice on the bottom and top with the Kung Pao Chicken with Brussel Sprouts. Want more preps? Simply double up the recipe with my easy to use recipe adjuster above.

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