Matt's Healthy Recipes: Thai Peanut Shrimp

Last night I wanted to eat healthily, but I (as usual) didn't want to cook from a book... If you're looking for that, go watch Julie and Julia.

Here is what I came up with last night.

Matt's Thai Peanut Shrimp


This is a simple dish with simple ingredients (the way it should be). Although it contains curry, it is not spicy. Rather, this is a fresh, somehow effervescent, dish.


Ingredients


1 lb. fresh shrimp, peeled, veined, washed
1 medium onion (Spanish or sweet) sliced
1 fistful (yeah, I'm that guy) fresh straight-leaf parsley, minced
1 fistful (seriously, go nuts) fresh cilantro, minced
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
Yellow Curry Powder
Chili Powder
Cumin
Kosher Salt
1 tbsp (approx) Teriyaki sauce
1 lb. Broccoli, chopped
3 strips turkey bacon, pork bacon, or prosciutto - minced

Preparation.


Add peanuts to a medium or large glass bowl, then crush with the rounded end of a ladle. Or chop in food processor and add to bowl.

To that bowl, add the cilantro, parsley, and teriyaki sauce. Stir.

Add a pinch of kosher salt to the mixture, then add the shrimp.

Mix thoroughly with your hands, rubbing the herbs and peanuts into the shrimp.

Now go wash your hands. Your covered in shrimp and parsley. Gross.

Heavily dust the mixture with the yellow curry powder, then lightly sprinkle with chili powder and cumin (careful with the cumin, you don't want this to taste like a taco). Stir.

Add more curry. You'll love it. Mmmmm.

Cover and let rest while you make and consume a cocktail.

Now stumble to the sink and add 1/2 - 1 inch of water to a medium pan. Bring to boil and steam the broccoli.

While the broccoli softens, add turkey (pork) bacon / prosciutto to a heated skillet. Cook until some fat renders into the pan. Add the onions. Continue to cook until the onions are semi-transparent.

Add shrimp mixture to skillet. Shake to prevent sticking. After searing the shrimp, add 1/4 cup of water to the skillet and cover. Continue to cook on medium heat until the shrimp is fully cooked. Approximately three to five minutes.

Remove the broccoli from heat when it has softened (but is not mushy). Add a dash of salt. Mix. Do a little two-step dance. You rock.

Serve the shrimp over the broccoli. Top with a few tablespoons of sauce from the pan and some of the loose peanuts.

Enjoy!