Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Fish & Seafood recipes category.

Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Recipe.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
3 TBSPs lime juice
2 TBSPs plus 1 TSP apricot preserves
2 TBSPs water
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 TSP ground ginger
2 medium carrots
6 green onions
3 TSPs olive oil, divided
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
2 cups hot cooked rice
8 large lettuce leaves

Recipe Instructions:

In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave carrots lengthwise into very thin strips.
Slice white parts of green onions; cut each green top in half lengthwise.

In a large skillet, heat 2 TSPs oil over medium-high heat.
Add shrimp; stir-fry until pink.
Remove from pan.

Stir-fry red pepper and carrots in remaining oil 4 minutes.
Add white parts of onions; stir-fry 1-2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender.

Add 1/3 cup soy sauce mixture to pan.
Bring to a boil.
Add shrimp; heat through.
Place 1/4 cup rice on each lettuce leaf; top with 1/2 cup shrimp mixture.
Drizzle with remaining soy sauce mixture and roll up.
Tie each with a green onion strip.

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