Easy Shrimp w Citrus Sauce

About

This simple shrimp dish spends most of the prep time marinating in your refrigerator and under 20 minutes on your stove! Keto shrimp is lightly seasoned with fatty sesame seeds and marinated in a citrus sauce of lime, orange, and ginger. At your discretion, you can marinate the shrimp longer than suggested for more flavor. Once the shrimp is cooked with a crispy outside and tender inside, the marinade is cooked down into a sticky sauce. The sweet citrus flavor stays strong as it thickens around your shrimp. This is an easy Keto recipe to make multiple batches at once without increasing the prep or cook times. You can enjoy the shrimp as is as a snack, or you can include it in your meal prep or main meal. Serving suggestions are explained below.

What Can I Serve My Shrimp With?

This citrus shrimp recipe is included in the Carb Manager Egg Fried Rice w Shrimp and Citrus Sauce recipe. A simple egg fried cauliflower rice is a complementary and Keto friendly dish that’s filling. If you’re tired of cauliflower rice, make a spring roll! You can wrap the citrus shrimp in soft cabbage wraps for a crunchy snack. For a more refreshing Keto side dish, Carb Manager has many cucumber salads to choose from. Just search “cucumber salad” in the recipe library to find sweet and spicy, creamy, or avocado cucumber salad recipes.

Using A Wok

Woks aren’t necessarily a kitchen staple in most regions. However, a wok can be very useful for Keto cooking. The high walls of a wok help keep ingredients tender without too much moisture or steam evaporating. Much like a cast-iron skillet, a wok is also known for cooking food much more quickly. The material and shape distribute heat more evenly and allow for you to toss ingredients instead of using utensils to stir or flip. However, for this recipe, a wok is not strictly required. You can easily make this dish in a standard non-stick pan.

Ingredients

6 large shrimp raw
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon, whole pieces sesame seeds
½ tablespoon lime juice, fresh
2 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon garlic
½ teaspoon ginger
2 tablespoon tap water
1 teaspoon gelatin (jello) powder, plain
½ teaspoon olive oil
¼ cup water
20 drops sweet drops liquid stevia by sweet leaf

Instructions

Peel and devein your shrimp if necessary. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel before adding to a mixing bowl. Toss the shrimp with salt, pepper, and sesame seeds. In a new mixing bowl or Ziploc bag, whisk together the lime juice, orange juice, garlic, and ginger. Add the shrimp to the marinade.
Marinate the shrimp for at least 30 minutes. After the shrimp are marinating, you need to prepare the gelatin before you begin cooking. Add the first amount of cold water to a small dish. Sprinkle powder gelatin over the water. Set the gelatin aside to bloom while you continue the recipe.
Heat the olive oil in a wok over medium-high heat. If you don’t have a wok, a non-stick pan is fine to use here. Remove the shrimp from their marinade and add them to the hot oil. Cook the shrimp for 2 minutes per side. Transfer the hot shrimp to rest aside on a clean surface, and return the wok to your stove.
Add the leftover marinade to the wok, along with the second amount of water and 15-20 drops of liquid stevia. Heat the liquid over medium heat until it comes to a simmer. Use a measuring cup or spoon to transfer about ¼ cup of liquid to the bloomed gelatin. Stir until the gelatin dissolves. Pour the gelatin liquid into your wok and continue cooking over a simmer until the sauce reduces to slightly thick and sticky.
Return the shrimp to the wok and reduce the heat to low. Fold the shrimp over in the sauce as they reheat. Gently fold and cook until the sauce thickens just a little bit more and sticks to the shrimp. Serve hot on its own or include the shrimp with citrus sauce in a larger meal.