EASY HOISIN SHRIMP

This shrimp is straight-up awesome sauce.

Want to know how I know that word?  Because I watch 95% of my tv on Hulu.  And any Hulu-watcher will know what that means — I also watch the same commercials over, and over, and over, and over again.  Ad nauseum.  (Pun intended.)

This includes that commercial where a girl calls her credit card to ask about her bill, and her twin sister picks up the phone and tells her how awesome the credit card company is, to which her twin replies, “awesome sauce!”  Truth?  I know every line of this commercial verbatim, but don’t want to give the company the satisfaction of saying the name because I’m completely annoyed at the fact that I’ve been subjected to this commercial probably 100+ times.

Does Hulu think this repetition is really the best form of advertising?!  I mean, I’ll grant that it’s effective since I can tell you that the sister’s name is Julie, and “for once in her life” her sister thinks she “sounds pleasant”, and she gets her FICO credit score for free.  But is it positive advertising?  Mmmm, negative, if you ask me.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
• salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• (optional toppings: toasted sesame seeds, thinly-sliced green onions)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar and soy sauce in a small mixing bowl. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
2. Pat shrimp dry with a paper towel. Season shrimp on both sides with salt and pepper.
3. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the shrimp in a single layer. Saute for about 2-3 minutes per side, or until shrimp are cooked through and pink. Use a slotted spoon to transfer cooked shrimp to a separate plate. Repeat with the remaining shrimp.
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