Shrimp Teriyaki Stir Fry
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
249 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Asian-American Fusion
Shrimp Teriyaki Stir Fry
Description
The recipe starts by preparing a teriyaki sauce that balances savory, sweet, and mildly spicy flavors with ingredients like soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and brown sugar. This sauce is thickened by dissolving cornstarch in cold water and simmered until glossy. Fresh shrimp are peeled and cooked quickly in a skillet, preserving their tender texture.
Green beans are blanched before stir-frying to ensure they remain crisp yet tender, and red bell pepper strips are briefly added for sweetness and color. Combining these ingredients with the teriyaki sauce results in a flavorful, well-coated dish. Garnishing with sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds adds brightness and subtle nuttiness.
The stir fry suits a weekday meal requiring a fresh seafood component and vegetable variety. Rice or noodles complement the dish and make a filling entrée. The recipe allows flexibility in cookware and ingredient substitutions and includes directions to time the rice cook alongside the stir fry for convenience.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shrimp
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced into strips)
- 1-2 cups green beans fresh, chopped
- 1 TBSP olive oil or sesame oil plus an extra tsp
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- green onion to garnish, optional, sliced green onion and toasted sesame seeds
- sesame seeds to garnish, optional, sliced green onion and toasted sesame seeds
HOMEMADE TERIYAKI SAUCE
- ¼ cup soy sauce low-sodium
- ¼ cup water
- 2 TBSP rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 TBSP brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp fresh ginger or jarred ginger paste, to taste, peeled, grated
- 2 TBSP honey
- 1/4-1/2 tsp red pepper flakes adds a little heat, crushed
- 1 TBSP cornstarch dissolved in 2 TBSP cold water
Instructions
- If you'd like to have rice ready at the same time, simply start your rice first and then whip up the teriyaki sauce, shrimp, and veggies, while the rice cooks. Within 20 minutes everything will be ready - enjoy!
- Clean and peel fresh raw shrimp. Thaw if using frozen. Tails may be left on or off based on preference.
- Next make your sauce. ln a small saucepan set to medium-high heat, add your soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, honey, and red pepper flakes.
- Stir/whisk until sugar has dissolved, then increase heat to high. Bring sauce to a boil.
- Whisk/mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in 2 tablespoons cold water. Pour into sauce and allow to boil for a few minutes until sauce has thickened, whisking occasionally. Set aside to cool.
- Bring a skillet with an inch or so of water to a boil then add your chopped green beans. Blanch for 2 minutes or until tender, adding the red pepper strips at the very end for 30 seconds or until desried tenderness is reached. Drain in a colander.
- Bring the now-empty pan/skillet back up to medium-high heat and add 1 tsp of oil. Season with salt and pepper as desired and stir fry veggies for 1-2 minutes until crisp yet tender and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil to your skillet at medium-high heat. Pat shrimp dry and add to the skillet, spaced. Cook on each side for about 2 minutes until shrimp curl and become opaque. The cook time will depend on the heat setting you choose and the size of your shrimp, but regardless they’ll be perfectly cooked in a matter of minutes.
- Return the veggies to the skillet and add sauce. Stir to coat, then cook for a few additional minutes until sauce is hot and the shrimp and vegggies are delicously coated.
- Serve over rice or grain of choice and garnish with optional toasted sesame seeds and scallions.
Notes
- Nutrition facts are estimates and can vary with your base choice like rice or noodles and any modifications.
- A cast iron skillet works well but feel free to use your preferred cooking pan.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 249 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 249kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 286mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 1422mg | 59% |
| Potassium | 252mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 1158IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 46mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 187mg | 19% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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