Our Fabled Nest

Magdalene: our seafood lovin’ girl demands shrimp weekly – daily if I’d let her! We even have a shrimpie theme song we sing to her – don’t ask and we promise we won’t hurt your ears! You can ask her if she wants “Shrimpies” for dinner and she will bebop around over the moon excited for her sauteed “Shrimpies”! Seriously, cutest thing ever! The recipe was inspired by her, our love of garlic and Asian inspired goodness! We found inspiration over at http://www.healthyfitnessmeals.com for this recipe!

2 – 4 servings (depends on how much you’re planning on sharing with four-legged kids!)

Stir Fry Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil (if cooking for dogs- if not, disregard)
• 1-pound medium shrimp (we buy frozen, tail off)
• 2 shallots, minced or sliced (your preference)
• 4 clove garlic (ours were a little on the small side), minced.
• 2 cups chopped or thin sliced vegetables (we love peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini and yellow squash!) For this meal, we used just broccoli.
• 1 box of Banza Chickpea Pasta (our favorite gluten free pasta and it’s loaded with protein)
• Garlic Chili Sauce and Soy sauce for topping!

Sauce Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp tapioca starch, cornstarch or arrowroot powder (all work the same!)
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 1/3 cup Gluten Free Soy Sauce
• 1/3 cup Orange Juice
• 1Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
• 1/2 Tbsp Sesame oil

Instructions

• Combine all of sauce ingredients EXCEPT the tapioca starch in a small bowl; set aside.

• Mince garlic, and chop shallots. I usually keep them separate.
• If cooking for fur kids, sauté a handful of shrimps in olive oil and keep separate. No sauce for them!
• Bring the pasta to a boil, cook until al dente, drain and set aside. If cooking for the fur kids, set aside a handful of pasta as well!
• For the human’s meal: While the pasta is cooking, heat sesame oil over medium, wait a few seconds then add minced garlic and shallots. Sauté until fragrant. Add your choice of veggies and sauté until partly softened (we don’t want the veggies getting soggy!). Lastly, add the shrimp, continue stirring until the shrimp is pink and any remaining liquid is mostly evaporated.
• Now sprinkle that one tablespoon of tapioca starch over the sauteed veggies and shrimp mixture. Stir while pouring the sauce over. This helps the sauce become a bit thicker and keeps the tapioca starch from clumping. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes so the ingredients can mingle. Add the pasta and toss to combine. Serve with additional steamed veggies, or sauces. Enjoy!