Quick Shrimp Stir Fry

This Shrimp Skillet is a quick and healthy dinner! Use all those veggies you like and that tasty stir-fry sauce.

Here’s a must-have in the quick and easy dinner category: sautéed shrimp! It’s quick to prepare and the umami pan sauce is full of irresistible flavors. It’s our most popular Easy Stir Fry sauce that works with any type of stir fry: we’ve used it on tofu, cauliflower or shrimp, but you can riffle endlessly, of course. Add your favorite veggies to make a super filling dinner that everyone around the table will love. (At least he made it here!)

Ingredients for this shrimp pan

This Shrimp Skillet recipe is fully customizable to suit your tastes. All you need is a shrimp sauce and stir-fries: then use whatever veggies you like! Here’s what we’ve included as essential ingredients, but feel free to tweak it to your liking (more on that below!).

• shrimpfresh or frozen
• broccoli or broccolini: Broccolini has a nice sweet taste and the beautiful appearance of long stems
• pepper: Peppers cook quickly and are packed with nutrients
• mushrooms (optional): Shiitake mushrooms add great savory flavor, but you can use any type of mushroom, like portobello, cremini, oyster, or maitake
• Green Onions: quick to cook and gives a fresh taste
• Ginger (optional): Fresh ginger root adds great flavor if you have it

More vegetarian ideas!

There are many more veggies you can add to customize this shrimp stir-fry. All you need to know is the relative cooking time. But important: Don’t overload your stove! More vegetables is not necessarily better. If you use too much, they will pile on top of each other and steam instead of sauté, resulting in mushy veggies. You should use your largest skillet and about 6-8 cups of veggies. Here are some ideas for more vegetables:

• Vegetables that bounce in 6 to 7 minutes: Broccoli, peppers, onion, mushrooms, carrots (thinly sliced ​​or matchsticks)
• Vegetables that bounce in 3 to 5 minutes: Cabbage (thinly sliced), zucchini, summer squash, edamame (frozen and peeled), snow peas or snow peas, pak choi (chopped)
• Fry vegetables in 1 minute: Garlic (chopped), Ginger (chopped), Spring Onion (thinly sliced)

Which shrimp to buy

There are many options in the store when it comes to shrimp! Here are a few things to keep in mind when purchasing this Shrimp Stir Fry:

• wild caught. Wild fish caught in your country is generally a sustainable choice. There are also quality options at well-regulated farms; see Seafood Watch consumer guide.
• Find medium (or large) shrimp. The medium sized shrimp are our favorite because they are bite sized and spread well with the veggies. Great job too! Medium is marked 41-50 and Large is marked 31-40 (this indicates how many shrimp are per pound).
• Use the tail or peeled. The tail is nice, but you have to pull the tails out with your hands when you eat them! Peeled is a treat, especially when serving children.
• Fresh or frozen. Both have essentially the same freshness as most shrimp are frozen immediately. Just make sure you thaw the shrimp beforehand.

The sautéed sauce

This Shrimp Skillet Sauce is customizable to work with any stir-fry! We first made it with our tofu stir-fry and then realized it would be delicious with just about any protein. Use this sauce on any stir-fry that’s meant for 4 servings and 1 pound of protein, whether it’s chicken, tofu, steak, or shrimp. You can also make the sauce ahead of time: stir it up and store in a jar or covered container until ready to cook. Here’s what’s in this sauce:

• soy pasture
• rice vinegar
• Sugar
• miso
• cornstarch
• garlic powder

How to serve shrimp stir fry

Once you’ve made these sautéed shrimp, how do you serve them? Of course you can add rice and end the day. But here are some additional options for serving suggestions and side dishes to make it a complete meal.

Some nutritional information

Finally, a few tips on nutrition! This shrimp stir-fry is rich in flavor And Nutrient! We love designing dishes that add a big nutritional boost with our favorite veggies. The following should be noted:

• Peppers are packed with vitamin C: 1 medium red bell pepper provides 169% of your daily vitamin C intake. Using two peppers in this recipe knocks this vitamin off the charts (source).
• Broccoli is packed with fiber and vitamin C. 1 cup of raw broccoli contains 2.3 grams of fiber (source) and 140% of your daily vitamin intake (source). This recipe uses about 4 cups.
• You also get all the benefits of mushroomssuch as antioxidants and vitamin B (source).

This shrimp pan recipe is…

Gluten-free, dairy-free and pescetarian.