Cashew Shrimp Recipe over rice. So yummy!

 

Yield: 4 servings

 

Prep Time: 15minutes mins

Cook Time: 5minutes mins

Total Time: 20minutes mins

Cashew shrimp is a sweet, sticky, and totally delicious recipe. Skip the takeout and make this easy dinner at home instead! Ingredients

Cashew Shrimp

• 1 ½ lb medium-sized shelled shrimp
• ¼ cup tapioca starch, can sub cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons oil, we like avocado oil
• ¾ cup cashews, toasted (see notes)
• Sesame seeds and minced cilantro, to serve

Cashew Shrimp Sauce

• 1 teaspoon tapioca starch
• ¾ cup low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock
• ⅓ cup hoisin sauce, gluten-free, if needed. homemade for refined sugar-free
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, gluten-free or coco aminos, as needed
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, can sub white vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger

Instructions 

• Place the shrimp and starch in a medium-sized bowl and toss to combine.
  1 ½ lb medium-sized shelled shrimp,¼ cup tapioca starch
• Make the sauce next. In another bowl or large measuring cup, combine the tapioca starch with a small splash of the stock. Mix well then add all the remaining sauce ingredients.
  1 teaspoon tapioca starch,¾ cup low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock,⅓ cup hoisin sauce,2 tablespoons honey,1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce,1 tablespoon rice vinegar,2 cloves garlic,1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp to the pan in a single layer. Work in 2 batches, if needed. Cook the shrimp for 1 minute then flip it over and cook for 1 minute more.
  2 tablespoons oil
• Pour the sauce into the pan and stir until it has thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in the cashews and serve with some sesame seeds and minced cilantro over the top.
  ¾ cup cashews,Sesame seeds and minced cilantro

Notes

If you have raw cashews on hand you can toast them for 7-8 minutes in a 350-degree oven. Remove them once they are golden and smell fragrant.