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chili garlic shrimp recipe

Hot and Spicy Chili Garlic Shrimp

A Thai inspired garlic chili shrimp dish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Thai

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb. shrimp
  • 4 arbol chile peppers optional
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp ground chili paste
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon granules
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat skillet or saute pan under medium heat
  • Add the olive oil and peppers to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes
  • Stir in the butter and garlic and cook for 1 minute
  • Add the chili paste, green onion and shrimp and stir fry for 2 minutes
  • Turn the heat up to medium-high and pour the water in and the chicken bouillon. Cook until the shrimp is light pink and the sauce has reduced some.

Notes

*Don't overcook the shrimp if you still have plenty of sauce and you're trying to reduce it. Just remove your shrimp and finish reducing the sauce. * Don't reduce the sauce too much, you want the sauce to spoon over rice or pasta.
Keyword garlic, shrimp, spicy