Tonight I decided to make some shrimp lettuce wraps in order to use some left over vegetables from other meals. I got the recipe from the Food Network and pretty much followed it all the way. This is a simple, tasty, and light dish, which makes for a good appetizer. I just wish they photographed better, but maybe the photography fail lies with me. Either way, here goes.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 lb medium fresh shrimp, chopped and deveined
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 green onions, diced
- 5 oz water chestnuts, drained and chopped
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, cored, cut in 1/2
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the lime juice, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp soy sauce, ginger, and garlic
- Add the shrimp and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 min (I ended up doing all of this in a ziploc bag. Less dishes)
- In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil over med-high heat and then add the bell peppers, green onions, and water chestnuts stirring occasionally
- Add the shrimp and the marinade and cook thoroughly until the shrimp are pink (~3 min)
- Stir in the last 1tbsp of soy sauce
- Spoon into the lettuce leaves and enjoy (I used a slotted spoon because the mix can get very watery and messy)
Before Shrimp
With Shrimp
Overall, it was pretty good and I would definitely make it again. Hope you like it too!
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It looks so mouth watery…😃!!
I love shrimp…!!nice recipe😊
These look delicious! Lovely recipe!
I’ve only ever had chicken lettuce wraps, but these sound awesome! I thought the photography was well done, although I am no expert myself. What kind of camera do you use?
Thank you! Yah, chicken is common too. So is pork. Maybe I’ll try one of those in the future. As for the camera, I have an SLR and a compact system camera which I interchange
Sounds super yummy! Love lettuce wraps. 🙂
Looks delicious! You had me at shrimp!
Thanks! Maybe I should have started the post with “hello”… 😉
This looks fantastic! I will be trying it soon! Your photos are beautiful too – nice work!
Thank you! Please let me know how yours turns out. Hope you like it!
Really interesting and good looking dish!
Looks wonderful!
Yummy! 😀
yum. this looks great. I’d happily have this for lunch any day.
Yeah, this would make for a great lunch!
This is one of my favorites!
That’s a gorgeous light summer meal. Thank you.