And now for something completely different: 'Teriyaki' Shrimp

 Sort of.

I looked at a lot of recipes and they all used from scratch teriyaki sauce and a lot of ingredients I don't have. So, wielding my bottle of Mandarin Teriyaki Sauce I did my best and made some mistakes.

Unfortunately I had only a half or less bottle of the sauce. I don't know how many or what weight of shrimp I used but it was enough for two people.

'Teriyaki Shrimp and vegetables'

Shelled and cleaned white shrimp (approx. 1 lb or enough for two people)

Panda Express Mandarin Teriyaki Sauce (half a bottle or 1/2 cup)

Broccoli Stir-Fry Starters  (entire bag)

1 tbl Seasoned Salt

1/8 tsp Asian 5 Spice

Green onions chopped (1/2 of 2 or one whole)

2 lg cloves garlic (separately crushed)

2 servings white rice cooked

 Canola oil for cooking (or other neutral oil)

 

Clean and pat dry shrimp then sprinkle a tablespoon of the spices mixed together on the shrimp and use tongs to mix well. Heat oil in pan or wok until shimmering. Add rice to pan and stir quickly, add one portion of the crushed garlic and continue to stir. Pour a few tablespoons of sauce on shrimp, stir to coat then add in the vegetables and the rest of the sauce. If pan cools down, wait for it to warm up again and continue stirring. 

Turn off heat, add in the green onions and combine. Spoon onto rice and enjoy.

 Having written all that down, here is what I would do differently:

Do not use the seasoned salt. The shrimp is already salty that I use so it did not need that. The 5 spice was an interesting flavor combination which I had never used before and it is also something I had never used before. The garlic and onions added a spicy flavor to it which is okay but definitely needed more teriyaki sauce.

I am not that well versed in cooking shrimp different ways so this was an interesting experiment. I still have some frozen shrimp in the freezer and will likely just use it up on some tacos or something.

Another note; use fresh quality shrimp. I am forced due to budget to use frozen shrimp of dubious sources. They are edible and frozen individually but had my budget allowed I would have gone to a market that had fresh shrimp. It is well worth the extra cost. I am glad I didn't pay the big bucks for this though because it was an experiment that could have gone very wrong.

I have soy sauce, brown sugar and a few other spices so technically could make my own sauce but a really good sauce has several things I do not have in my kitchen as yet. I will get more next month for sure because I like the flavor of this brand.  

In the end, it was tasty and edible and quick, which are all good for having a meal.