Recipe for Thai Coconut Shrimp with Sesame Noodles 
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Yield:
1
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1 lb raw medium shrimp
2 cup small button mushrooms
Cooking spray as needed
4 x fresh garlic cloves finely minced
or pressed
1/4 cup chopped fresh purple or green basil
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped green onions
----------------- SAUCE ----------------
1 cup evaporated nonfat skim milk
2 tsp imitation coconut extract
3/4 tbl best-quality peanut butter
1 tbl sake or dry sherry
1/4 tsp Chinese chili sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbl cornstarch
1 tbl lime juice
----------------- SESAME NOODLES ----------------
6 oz Oriental noodles, capellini,
vermicelli, etc. broken in half
1 tsp chicken base or bouillon
1/4 tsp salt - (to 1/2 tspn)
1/2 cup hot water
2 tsp dark Oriental sesame oil
2 x green onions - (to 3) thinly sliced
Instructions:
Instructions: Shell and devein shrimp. Pat dry and refrigerate until ready to cook.

Wipe mushrooms clean and trim off ends of stems. Set aside.

For Sauce: Combine evaporated milk with imitation coconut extract, peanut butter, sake or sherry, chili sauce and salt. Set aside.

Combine cornstarch with an equal amount of water and set aside.

Preheat a stick resistant pan, lightly sprayed with cooking spray over medium-high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add garlic and saute a few seconds, then add shrimp. Stir-fry shrimp for 2 minutes, then add mushrooms, basil, mint and green onions. Stir-fry 30 seconds, then add sauce mixture. When mixture comes to a low boil, stir in a little of the corn starch mixture to lighly thicken. Stir in lime juice and serve immediately over Sesame Noodles.

For the Sesame Noodles: Slice green onions and set aside. Mix chicken base or bouillon with water, add sesame oil and set aside.

Cook noodles according to package directions, rinse and drain well.

While noodles are draining, lightly spray a non-stick pan with cooking spray and pre-heat on medium for 2 minutes. Add noodles to pan with chicken broth mixture and green onions, stir-fry until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot.

Comments: You may use 1 pound bay scallops for shrimp. This may be preferable for those on low cholesterol diets.

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