Daily Red Stir-Fry with Shrimp and Fresh Citrus

1 lb. fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tsp. soy sauce
6 tsp. peanut oil or canola oil, divided into 3 parts
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced and divided into two parts
2 tsp. fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/4 cup Daily Red hot sauce
1/2 cup dry white wine
Rind of 1/2 fresh orange, cut into strips
Zest of 1 fresh lime
1 TB honey
1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained
10 ozs. fresh or frozen snow pea pods, cleaned
10 ozs. fresh baby spinach leaves, torn
1/2 lb. fresh mung bean sprouts
3 cups cooked white or brown rice

Combine soy sauce, 2 tsp. of the oil, half of the minced garlic, half of the ginger, the honey and the Daily Red. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Cover and marinate (refrigerated) for at least 30 minutes. Heat a large non-stick pan or wok over medium high heat until a drop of water sizzles on contact. Add 2 tsp. of the oil and the white wine. Add the shrimp and stir-fry for approximately 5 minutes. Move shrimp to a clean bowl and scrape pan drippings over shrimp. Set aside.  Add the remaining 2 tsp. of oil to the pan. Add the remaining garlic and ginger. Stir in the orange rind and lime zest and stir-fry for about a minute. Add the snow peas, bean sprouts and water chestnuts and stir several times, then add the spinach and stir to coat, until spinach leaves wilt.

Add the rice and shrimp to the wok and stir well to mix
all ingredients until rice is heated through.

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