Salt and Pepper Prawns

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 4 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 4 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 6 cups cabbage, preferably napa, thinly sliced
• 2 bell peppers, small, very thinly sliced (red or orange)
• 1/4 cup rice flour or cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1 1/3 lbs raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (21-25 per pound)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced

Directions

1. 1

   Whisk lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar in a large bowl until the sugar is dissolved.

2. 2

   Add cabbage and bell peppers; toss to combine.

3. 3

   Combine rice flour (or cornstarch), salt, pepper and five-spice powder in a medium bowl.

4. 4

   Add shrimp and toss to coat in spice mixture.

5. 5

   Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

6. 6

   Add the shrimp and cook, stirring often, until pink and curled, 3 to 4 minutes.

7. 7

   Add jalapenos and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute more.

8. 8

   Serve the slaw topped with the shrimp.