Recipe - Pacific Rim Shrimp And Snowpeas

One half pound Snowpeas, trimmed
1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 teaspoon Minced garlic
1 teaspoon Minced fresh ginger
One fourth teaspoon Ground red pepper
1 pound Medium shrimp, peeled,
deveined
Three fourths cup Unsweetened coconut milk *
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Grated lime peel
Lime slices for garnish

"Coconut milk, the key ingredient in this intriguing entree', is worth
searching out. But don't confuse it with sweetened cream of coconut
that's for making pina coladas."

Combine snowpeas and water in 1quart microwave proof casserole with lid.
Cover and microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.

Heat oil in large skillet over high heat. Add garlic, ginger and red
pepper; cook 15 seconds. Add shrimp; cook, stirring, until opaque
throughout, 2 minutes. Stir in coconut milk, salt and lime peel; cook,
stirring, until hot. Add snowpeas. Garnish with lime. Serve over rice.
Makes 4 servings.

*Canned coconut milk is available in some supermarkets and in Asian
markets.

Per serving with Three fourths cup rice:

435 Calories 15 g Total Fat 9 g Saturated Fat 140 mg Cholesterol 421 mg
Sodium 50 mg Carbohydrates 25 g Protein

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini