Curry Shrimp Stir Fry with Pineapple, Bell Pepper and Onion
This is an easy stir fry to make on a weekday and low in sodium yet very flavorful to keep your palate, heart, kidneys, and liver happy! You can simply serve it over steamed rice for a happy meal!
Also, this dish is renal-diet friendly. All of the ingredients used are lower in potassium, phosphorus, and sodium. It is perfect for including seafood twice a week too!
<INGREDIENTS> serve 4 hungry persons
1/2 of a fresh pineapple, chopped into chunks
2 small yellow onions, chopped
4-6 bell peppers, chopped
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
16 shrimps (peeled, deveined, tail on), pat dry with paper towel
1.5 tablespoons curry powder
1 tablespoon cooking oil
a tiny pinch of sea salt
optional: basil leaves to garnish
<DIRECTIONS>
1. Use a large sauté pan with lid, heat oil over medium heat. Once the oil is shimmering, add garlic and cook for about 1 minute or until fragrant and lightly browned.
2. Add in pineapple chunks, cook over medium-high heat until most pineapple chunks are lightly caramelized, stir occasionally, about 5 minutes.
3. Add in chopped onion, stir to combine with pineapple and garlic with a spatula. Let cook for about 4 minutes or until the onion is lightly translucent, stir occasionally.
4. Add shrimps, stir to combine, let cook until one side of shrimps turns pink, about 2-3 minutes.
5. Add in curry power and a tiny pinch of sea salt. Stir to combine everything with a spatula, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
6. Add in chopped bell peppers and stir to combine well, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Cover with lid and cook over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes, stir occasionally. Then uncover the lid, stir a little bit to combine everything with spatula again, the bell pepper should be lightly softened but still with some crunch.
7. Serve over a bed of steamed rice. Garnish with basil if desired and enjoy while it’s warm!
Happy eating! 🙂
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