Coconut Curried Shrimp a Great Meal on a Cold Snowy Night

We  got our first big snow the night before last and we woke up to about  3 inches with a lot of snow coming down. The roads were bad and school was cancelled.  I spent the day making cookies for bake sales and Christmas Visions which are events going on this weekend in Woodstock. By the end of the day, I was in the mood to cook something easy and healthy.

Ingredients:

1 ½ Lbs. of Shrimp                          Chicken Broth

Chopped Bok Choy                         Cilantro

3 stalks Chopped Celery                  Corn Starch

Red Pepper Diced                           Olive Oil

Yellow Pepper Diced                      Diced Sweet Onion

Low Fat Coconut Milk                    Shredded Unsweetened Coconut

Curry Paste                                     Curry Powder

Mirin                                              

Raisins                                             Pecans

Cherry Tomatoes                            Diced Green Onions

Brown Rice                                     Plain Yogurt

Peel and devein your shrimp. Chop your vegetables, 1 Bok Choy, Celery, Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, ½ of an Onion.  In a large skillet heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a skillet.  Cook your shrimp for about 1 ½ minutes on each side until pink and remove from the pan.

Add the vegetables to the skillet.

 Sautee the vegetables until slightly
tender and translucent.

Add a small can of  Coconut milk, 1/3 of cup of shredded coconut  and 1 cup of water and 3 tbsp of Mirin.  Add 2 tbsp of curry powder and 1 tsp of curry paste.   Cook at a low heat for 5 minutes, until the curry spice is well dissolved.  Mix 2 tbsp of corn starch and ½ cup of Chicken Broth.  Turn the vegetables heat to high add the shrimp and stir in the cornstarch mixture. The broth should thicken slightly.

The curry  is garnished with colorful assortments of accompaniments.  Pecans, cherry tomatoes, diced green onions, rasins and Plain Yogurt.

Spoon your hot Curry over rice and garnish from the garnish plate.

I thought you would enjoy this picture of our Chesapeak Bay Retriever. He wasn't feeling well and he is so dramatic, I snapped this picture of him. I am not sure what was wrong with him. He is fine now but the vet bill was $220.00 because of his academy award winning performance.