Garlic- Honey Shrimp by Chrissy Teigen

My husband is out of town. He is usually the cook so I had to fend for myself. It has been a while since I have tried a new recipe. I borrowed Chrissy Teigen's Cravings Hungry for More from the public library. I love shrimp! This recipe reminds me of orange chicken.

Serves: 4

Prep time: 5 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
2 medium oranges 
3 tablespoons honey 
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar 
1 tablespoon cornstarch 
1 pound large (16-20 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined 
Kosher salt and pepper 
3 tablespoons canola oil 
6 cloves of garlic, minced 
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh giner 
2 scallions, whites thinly slices, greens cut into 2-inch length
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 
Cooked rice, for serving 

Directions: 
- Using vegetable peel, pull off a 1-inch wide strip of zest from 1 orange 
- Finely grate zest from half of the orange 
- Juice oranges (~1/2 cup) into a medium bowl 
- Whisk in honey, soy sauce, and vinegar
- In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of the orange-soy mixture to form a paste , the stir back into bowl of rest of the orange-soy mixture
- Pat shrimp dry with paper towel
- Season both sides generously with salt and pepper 
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoon of oil over medium high heat in skillet 
- Add shimp and cook one side for 1-1.5 minutes and then flip and cook 1 minute more. should be bright pink. Transfer shrimp to plate 
- Add remaining oil 
- Toss in garlic, shrimp, scallion whites, and red pepper flakes 
- Cook until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute
- Add orange-soy liquid and strip of orange zest and cook, stirring until thicken, 1-2 minutes
- Return shrimp to skillet with scallion greens - Toss to coat with sauce 
- Serve over rice - add pinches of the grated orange zest

 Thoughts & Tips:
- Definitely not authentic Asian food. More like Americanized Asian food. A bit saucy. 
- Feels like a healthier version of the popular orange chicken
- A bit on the sweet side but goes well with rice  
- I used one large orange and it worked well 
- Probably can get away without using any orange zest if you want to skip that step 
- I didn't use the red pepper flakes as I don't do spicy

Recipe Source: Chrissy Teigen's Craving's Hungry for More