This Simple Scrambled Eggs and Shrimp dish represents Chinese home cooking at its very best. Easy to prepare, healthy, and delicious, it’s brimming with flavor that’s surprising but not unwelcome at brunch. Plus, it’s a superb source of the disease-fighting carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin.
Simple Scrambled Eggs and Shrimp
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Ingredients
- 10 1/2 oz sustainable shrimp shells removed (thaw if frozen)
- 1 tsp gluten-free, low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sherry or cooking wine
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 4 large organic eggs
- 2 Tbsp half-and-half cream
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 2 Tbsp camelina or coconut oil, divided
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic chives
- salt and pepper to taste
- Handful of pea shoots to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse shrimp and pat dry with paper towel. Mix soy sauce, sherry or wine, and cornstarch in bowl and add shrimp. Coat shrimp well with marinade and set aside.
- In medium bowl, lightly beat eggs with cream. In small bowl, place peas and pat with paper towel to remove excess water.
- Heat 1 Tbsp camelina or coconut oil over medium heat in cast-iron skillet. Add shrimp and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add peas and green onions and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove mixture from skillet and allow to cool slightly, then slowly pour into beaten eggs. Add remaining 1 Tbsp oil to skillet and heat over low-medium heat.
- When hot, add egg and shrimp mixture and stir with fork. Add garlic chives and stir until eggs are set but still slightly wet. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately with pea shoots for garnish, if desired.
Recipe Notes
Per serving: 257 calories; 24 g protein; 14 g total fat (3 g sat. fat); 7 g total carbohydrates (3 g sugars, 2 g fiber); 322 mg sodium
