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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place sugar and water in a small pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Swirl pan occasionally (do not stir) until the caramel reaches a dark golden brown. Watch carefully to prevent burning. Set aside. | 2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Add shallot, garlic, ginger and chili. Saute 3-5 minutes until vegetables soften and shallots are translucent. | 3. Add the shrimp and 2 tablespoons of the caramel sauce. Add fish sauce, lime juice and black pepper. Simmer until the shrimp curl and turn pink, 2-4 minutes. | 4. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil and cilantro and serve over jasmine rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
oil	1	tablespoon		112.12799999999999	0.0	0.0358	12.7334
shallot	1		chopped	115.2	26.88	4.0	0.16
garlic clove	2		chopped	-	-	-	-
ginger	1	teaspoon	grated	6.03	1.2892	0.1616	0.0763
jalapeno pepper	1		deseeded chopped	-	-	-	-
shrimp	1		peeled deveined	385.3342	0.0	91.1202	2.312
fish sauce	2	tablespoons		12.6	1.3104	1.8216	0.0036
lime juice	2	teaspoons		2.5208	0.8490000000000001	0.0423	0.0071
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
sesame oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
cilantro	1	tablespoon	chopped	0.23	0.0367	0.0213	0.0052

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.