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Shrimp Lettuce Wraps


  • Author: Garianne Gagliardi
  • Total Time: 20
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

These refreshing shrimp lettuce wraps are perfect for a light and healthy meal. Juicy shrimp are cooked with fragrant spices and paired with crisp lettuce leaves for a low-carb, gluten-free, and flavorful dish.


Ingredients

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1lb shrimp
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp cornstarch (to thicken second batch of sauce)
  • romaine or butter lettuce to hold it all

Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger in a medium bowl. Save half the sauce and use the other half to marinate the shrimp overnight. 
  2. When ready to cook, place the sauce in a pan over medium-low heat with cornstarch. Once it’s thickened, toss in your marinated shrimp.
  3. Cook shrimp on one side until pink, about 45 seconds, then flip shrimp over.
  4.  Pour in the remaining marinade/sauce and cook it all until the shrimp is cooked through. 
  5. Serve in lettuce wraps over rice! Enjoy.
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 10
  • Category: dinner, lunch