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Sesame Shrimp and Cabbage Stir-Fry over Rice

Juicy shrimp and seared mushrooms tossed with crisp-tender cabbage in a glossy soy-sesame-ginger sauce, finished with toasted sesame seeds over fluffy white rice.

Sesame Shrimp and Cabbage Stir-Fry over Rice

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups250 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 2 cups460 gWater
  • 1 lb500 gShrimppatted dry
  • 6½ cups shredded450 gGreen cabbagethinly sliced
  • 4 cups sliced280 gWhite mushroomssliced
  • 1 medium110 gRed onionthinly sliced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionssliced, whites and greens separated
  • 3 tbsp45 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 2¾ tsp12 gToasted sesame oil
  • 1½ tbsp20 gCanola oil
  • 2⅛ tsp packed10 gBrown sugar
  • 1 tbsp15 gApple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp8 gCornstarch
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 1 tbsp10 gSesame seedstoasted

Steps

  1. Bring 400 g of the water and the rice to a boil in a saucepan, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes; rest off the heat, covered, 10 minutes.
  2. While the rice cooks, slice the cabbage, mushrooms, red onion and green onion, keeping the green onion whites and greens separate; mince the garlic and grate the ginger.
  3. Make the sauce: in a small bowl whisk the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, brown sugar, cider vinegar, cornstarch, red pepper flakes and the remaining 60 g of water.
  4. Heat half the canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the shrimp in one layer and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side until pink and opaque (145°F/63°C); move the shrimp to a plate.
  5. Add the remaining half of the canola oil to the skillet. Add the mushrooms and cook undisturbed 3 minutes until browned, then stir in the red onion and cook 2 minutes.
  6. Add the garlic, ginger and green onion whites and stir 30 seconds until fragrant.
  7. Add the cabbage and stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes until wilted but still crisp at the edges.
  8. Return the shrimp to the skillet, stir the sauce and pour it in, then toss 1 minute until glossy and thickened.
  9. Fluff the rice and serve the stir-fry over it, topped with the green onion greens and toasted sesame seeds.

Contains: Shellfish, Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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