My spiced shrimp stir-fry prepared in a skillet over the stove top within minutes.
They can be served with most Asian side dishes and fried rice, or even in Asian flavored Tacos!
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I somehow started adding sesame seeds, chili flakes and green onions to everything and the results are super good.
Here we go with my stir-fried spicy shrimp. 🙂
🍤 Ingredients
This is an overview of the main ingredients to make these stir-fried shrimp. (see recipe card further below for all details)
- shrimp — aka prawns, fresh is best, but you can use frozen shrimp that you deveined and cleaned too.
- spring onions or green onions — bulb and stalks are prepped and cooked at separate times.
- oil — regular cooking oil
- garlic — fresh
- ginger — fresh
The stir-fry sauce contains the following 3 ingredients:
- sugar — white or brown
- vinegar — mild vinegar, as in rice vinegar. You can use distilled vinegar too or something that isn't overpowering. Mix strong vinegar with some water to dilute and soften the flavor profile.
- soy sauce — regular kikkoman style soy sauce
For the topping:
- sesame oil — optional but recommended. Use one that you like, not all sesame oils taste the same.
- sesame seeds — I recommend topping with white and black seeds because it looks good.
- red chili pepper flakes — Adds flavor and heat. Can be skipped but looks good as a topping.
Tip: Alternatively, you can also use my other 3 ingredient stir-fry sauce instead of the stir-fry ingredient mentioned in the recipe. Rayu chili oil is great as a topping too!
🔪 How to make it?
Here is a quick overview on how to make this dish from scratch. The printable recipe with adjustable US and metric measurements is located further below.
Step 1
Prep and chop garlic and ginger.
Separate spring onion bulbs from the greens and slice bulbs and cut stalks.
Keep shrimp ready and prepare stir fry sauce.
Step 2
Stir cook spring onion bulbs, ginger and garlic.
Add and cook shrimp. At last pour in stir fry sauce and cook.
Step 3
Take from the heat and sprinkle topping over that. Red chili flakes, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and green onion stalks.
📖 Recipe
Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients
Main Stir Fry
- 1-2 Piece Garlic Clove chopped
- 1 Inch Ginger Fresh peeled and chopped fine
- 2 Piece Green Onions or green onions/scallions
- 8 Ounces Shrimp deveined and no shells
- 1 Tablespoon Oil *see Notes
Stir Fry Sauce
Toppings
- 1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil optional
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds black and/or white
- 1 Teaspoon Red Chili Pepper Flakes optional
Instructions
- Peel and chop garlic and ginger.1-2 Piece Garlic Clove, 1 Inch Ginger Fresh
- Cut off spring onion bulb end and discard spoiled stalk pieces. Separate bulb from the green stalks. Slice bulb, cut stalks into 2 inch long pieces.
- Keep clean deveined shrimps ready.
- Prepare stir fry sauce by combining all the stir fry sauce ingredients.½ Tablespoon Sugar, 2 Teaspoon Vinegar, 2 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- Heat up a wok or shallow pan with oil and wait for it to get hot but it shouldn't smoke. Keep it on a high heat setting.
- Stir in spring onion bulbs and stir cook over a high heat setting for a minute or so.
- Continue to stir in ginger and garlic, keep on the same heat setting. Stir cook for a minute or so.
- Add the shrimp and stir cook over the same heat setting on both sides so that the shrimp cook through.
- When they appear a bit pink and cooked, stir in mixed stir fry sauce and cook for another minute.
- Turn off the heat and sprinkle topping over the cooked shrimp. Sprinkle sesame oil, red chili pepper flakes, black and/or white sesame seeds over everything. Also add the green onion stalks.1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil, 2 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds, 1 Teaspoon Red Chili Pepper Flakes
- Serve up hot.
Notes
- Oil - Use vegetable oil, sunflower, saffola, canola, or any other neutral oil.
- Vinegar - use vinegar with less than 4% acidity, a milder version can be used here. Rice vinegar is preferred but not a must. As a budget option, you can also make your vinegar less strong by mixing in some plain water.
Equipment
- 8" Chef Knife
- spatula or long cooking chop sticks
Nutrition
🍱 Storing
Store leftover in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
But keep in mind that they are best enjoyed the same day. It's a seafood product, after all, and it can spoil easily if left out. Also, reheating will dry out your shrimp.
Reheat gradually in a pan over the stove top or in the oven in a baking dish. A microwave is also an option, but the shrimps might turn out chewy.
I don't recommend freezing this dish because the shrimp will be already cooked through, and freezing cooked through shrimp isn't feasible.
You are better off preparing your shrimp stir-fry fresh.
🍴 Serving
We love these shrimp stir-fry with other Asian flavored meals.
Serve it up with a simple egg fried rice, and a Sichuan style green beans or a zesty zucchini stir-fry or stir-fried bok choy.
The Thai sweet chili sauce can be served along, as well as a simple napa cabbage salad with ginger dressing.
But don't limit yourself! Think Asian flavored tacos! You could use the stir-fried spicy shrimp in your tacos with other vegetable toppings.
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