Wok With Your Mom this Mother’s Day!

This Mother’s Day do something different with Mom!

How about cooking with a Wok?

I love cooking veggies in a Wok but how about something even better for Mother’s Day? I received the recipe for the New Pacific Chili Shrimp at Panda Express so I was quite excited about trying this recipe out for myself and even more excited about sharing it with you! The recipe is easy to follow and it’s great with fried rice!

Pacific Chili Shrimp Recipe (Homemade Version) – Serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb         Peeled and deveined shrimp (Any shrimp species will be fine)

¼ tsp      Sea salt

½ tsp      Rice wine or water

1 pinch   White pepper

1 oz        Cooking oil

3 oz        Cooking oil

2 oz        Red bell pepper diced into 1” pieces

2 oz        Yellow onion sliced into ¼” pieces

4 oz        Sugar snap peas (or any peas in pods)

½ tsp      Crushed red chili flakes

½ tsp      Minced garlic

1 tsp       Minced fresh ginger

2 oz        Rice wine vinegar

2 tbs       Sugar

2 tbs       Soy sauce

1 tbs       Water

½ tsp      Sesame oil

1 tbs       Water mixed with 1 tbs corn starch (sauce thickener)

Instructions

1. Combine defrosted shrimp with salt, pepper, rice wine and oil. Marinate for at least 15 minutes.
2. Combine chili flakes, ginger and garlic in a small container. Combine soy sauce, water, vinegar and sugar in a separate container.
3. Heat a nonstick 10” (or larger) pan with high heat until white smoke appears on top. Add 3 oz cooking oil followed by the marinated shrimp. Quickly stir the shrimp in high heat until it is cooked through (roughly 1 minute).
4. Remove only the shrimp from the pan and leave the leftover oil. Continue to cook the prepared fresh vegetables.
5. Add cooked shrimp back into the pan along with crushed chili mixture. Cook for 30 seconds.
6. Add sauce mixture into the pan, allowing it to come to boil, and quickly stir in the sauce thickener.
7. Top with sesame oil and serve immediately.
8. Enjoy!

Speaking of Panda Express..this is also the perfect place to take the family this upcoming holiday or on National Shrimp Day on May 10th! They really have something for everyone! I did try the New Pacific Chili Shrimp and I love it! (So, I am super excited that the recipe is so easy to follow!) 

Pacific Chili Shrimp is only 200 calories and provides 11 grams of protein. Guests can order the dish online at www.PandaExpress.com/Order, through Panda’s mobile app or by visiting any of Panda’s 1,900 locations.

My son still loves the Cream Cheese Rangoons the best! I have to admit that they are quite tasty!

Self Disclosure: I received a Wok Kit and Gift Card to facilitate this post. No other compensation was received to post.