Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp Stir-fry

Shrimp Stir-Fry

I am always looking for quick and delicious dishes for weekday meals.  So I find that a good stir-fry is awesome!  I had some shrimp lying around and mixed together a great stir-fry that I had to share with you guys.  It has a nice spicy garlic sauce that hits all areas of your taste buds.

Shrimp Stir-fry

Peel and de-vein 1 pound of shrimp.

1 pound Shrimp

Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

The Sauce

Preheat a large fry pan or wok over high heat.

Add 3 tbs of vegetable oil to the pan.  Then add 2 cloves of garlic.

Add the garlic

Stir the garlic around and immediately add the shrimp.  Stir continuously and cook for 1 minute or until the shrimp start to turn pink.

Quickly cook the shrimp

Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside.  Then add your favorite stir fry vegetables.  In this example I used two bell peppers and 1 onion.

Cook the vegetables until tender, roughly 3-5 minutes.

Add the shrimp back to the mixture

Then add the shrimp back into the pan.  Quickly stir.

Bring to a boil and thicken

Add the sauce and bring to a boil.

The perfect shrimp stirfry

Reduce heat and simmer until thickened.  Roughly 5 minutes.

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Remove from the heat and serve over rice.

Shrimp Stir-Fry
Rex

Shrimp Stir-fry

Quick Shrimp Stir-fry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound shrimp
  • 3 tbs vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 cups favorite veggies I used two bell peppers and a onion
Sauce Ingredients
  • 1 14 oz can chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tbs honey
  • 2 tbs brown sugar
  • 1 tsp red pepper flake can use less if you hate spice
  • 2 tbs cornstarch
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil

Method
 

  1. Peel and de-vein 1 pound of shrimp.
  2. Mix the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  3. Preheat a large fry pan or wok over high heat.
  4. Add 3 tbs of vegetable oil to the pan. Then add 2 cloves of garlic.
  5. Stir the garlic around and immediately add the shrimp. Stir continuously and cook for 1 minute or until the shrimp start to turn pink.
  6. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside. Then add your favorite stir fry vegetables. In this example I used two bell peppers and 1 onion.
  7. Cook the vegetables until tender, roughly 3-5 minutes.
  8. Then add the shrimp back into the pan. Quickly stir.
  9. Add the sauce and bring to a boil.
  10. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Roughly 5 minutes.
  11. Remove from the heat and serve over rice.

This stir-fry is delicious!

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  1. nibblemethis says:

    I always love a good stir fry but rarely use shrimp just because I rarely find good shrimp in landlocked TN.