By Mayo Clinic Staff
Dietitian's tip:
Memorize this easy marinade. It's good on chicken, tofu, tempeh, pork and beef, and makes a great dip for kebabs.
Number of servings
Serves 6
- Diabetes meal plan
- Weight management
- Healthy-carb
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh minced ginger
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 12 ounces shrimp, peeled and deveined
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Add the shrimp; mix well. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
Coat a nonstick medium saute pan with cooking spray; heat to medium-high heat. Once hot, add the shrimp and saute for about 1 minute. Add half of the marinade mixture to the pan and cook for another 30 seconds. Discard any leftover marinade.
Nutritional analysis per serving
Serving size: 2 ounces
- Calories 108
- Total fat 5 g
- Saturated fat 1 g
- Trans fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated fat 2 g
- Cholesterol 71 mg
- Sodium 970 mg
- Total carbohydrate 6 g
- Dietary fiber 0 g
- Total sugars 4 g
- Protein 9 g
- Protein and dairy 1/2
- Fats 1
- Meat and meat substitutes 2
- Fats 1
- Meats, poultry and fish 2
- Fats and oils 1
Created by the executive wellness chef and registered dietitians at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program.
June 07, 2016Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/sesame-ginger-shrimp/rcp-20197747