Servings: 6
Preparation time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Calories: 277
- dairy free
- gluten free
- 30 minutes
- child friendly
raw material
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce, such as sambal chili paste
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound asparagus, trimmed
- 1 cup snow peas
- 2 pounds shrimp, deveined
- cooked rice, optional
- Cilantro, chopped, optional
- Sesame seeds, optional
This healthy and easy Garlic Sauce Sautéed Shrimp is stir-fried in a super delicious garlic stir-fry sauce that you can use to stir-fry shrimp and veggies.
- soy sauce. If you want to make this a gluten-free shrimp stir fry, you can use gluten-free tamales instead.
- sesame oil. We prefer the nutty flavor of toasted sesame oil, but either toasted or untoasted will work.
- chili sauce. We usually eat straight up spicy sambal oelek, but you can also use sriracha if you have hot sauce on hand. Or, if you want your garlic shrimp stir-fry to have a milder flavor, leave it out.
- brown sugar. A little sweetness is key and helps balance all the major flavors in this garlic stir-fry sauce.
- garlic. And a lot! We need six cloves of fresh garlic.
- corn starch. It may seem like an odd ingredient, but cornstarch is an amazing ingredient in stir-fry sauces - it thickens the sauce a bit and helps it coat the shrimp, asparagus, snow peas, and peppers just the way you want them superior.
How to Make Garlic Shrimp
News flash! You don't need a wok to make a delicious stir-fry for dinner at home. All you really need is a skillet, but here are a few tips to get any stir-fry just right:
- Choose a large skillet with a round or flat bottom - you want to have enough room for the ingredients to move around in the pan as they cook, which is the key to a good stir-fry. For crisp vegetables and fully cooked shrimp, it's important not to overcrowd the pan. Having a larger pan will make this easier.
- Sauté this shrimp over medium-high heat - it gives the vegetables enough time to soften without getting burned or soggy. Medium-high is also good for cooking shrimp quickly, which helps them stay juicy and tender.
- As you prepare shrimp, asparagus, bell peppers, and snow peas, consider size when cutting. Making sure your vegetables and shrimp are about the same size will help ensure even cooking.
- If you're wondering how long it takes to fry shrimp, the main thing to do is observe. It'll happen very quickly - like three minutes - so once you add the shrimp to the pot, stir constantly and keep watching. Once it turns pink, it's probably done.
method
- To make the sauce, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, chili sauce, brown sugar, garlic, cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers, asparagus and snow peas. Sauté, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes. Add shrimp and sauté until pink, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add sauce to shrimp and vegetables in pan. Simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Serve over rice and sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds, if desired. enjoy!
- Garlic shrimp stir-fry
