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Firecracker Shrimp Lettuce Cups

URL: https://thehealthyepicurean.com/firecracker-shrimp-lettuce-cups/

Ingredients

Coconut Rice

  • ¾ cup water
  • ½ cup full fat canned coconut milk
  • ⅓ cup Jasmine rice
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse salt

Firecracker Sauce

  • ⅓ cup buffalo sauce
  • 5 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon cornstarch

Shrimp

  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon coarse salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
  • 1 ½ tablespoons oil

Lettuce Cups

  • 2 heads Bibb or Boston lettuce, leaves separated
  • 2 medium green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. Prepare the coconut rice by simmering water and coconut milk, then adding rice and salt, cooking until absorbed.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the firecracker sauce ingredients until combined.
  3. Pat the shrimp dry, coat with cornstarch, salt, and pepper in a Ziploc bag.
  4. Heat oil in a skillet and cook the shrimp until crispy, then add the firecracker sauce and simmer.
  5. Assemble the lettuce cups by adding coconut rice, shrimp, sauce, and garnish with green onions and lime.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
318
Total fat
8g
Total carbohydrates
41g
Total protein
21g
Sodium
20mg
Cholesterol
143mg

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