Takeout Style Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
User Reviews
4.7
57 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
4 mins
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Cook Time
4 mins
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Total Time
10 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
216 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Takeout Style Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
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If you love tasty, quick and easy dinners then this Takeout Style Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make and tastes amazing! A simple sauce made with easy to find grocery store ingredients - honey, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions/scallions and plenty of ginger. Serve it with fried rice for a takeout style treat, or go healthy with veggies and steamed brown rice. Or add noodles for a different ginger shrimp dinner!
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Ingredients
For the stir fry
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 6 green onions/spring onions
- 1 lb shrimp - peeled & cleaned - see note 1
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger - see note 2
- 3 cloves garlic - finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
For the sauce
- 1 ¼ cup cold broth chicken/veg/shrimp
- 1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoon honey
- 1 ½ tablespoon Chinese cooking wine - see note 3
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 ½ tablespoon cornstarch/cornflour
Instructions
Start by making the sauce.
- Add all the sauce ingredients into a large measuring cup/jug an stir well. Ensure the broth is cold to stop the cornstarch from clumping.
For the stir fry
- Pour the oil into a heavy-based frying pan and place over high heat.
- Whilst the oil is heating up remove the roots from the green onions and chop them into 2-inch (5cm) length chunks.
- Add the green onions to the oil (be careful it can spit) and stir fry them for 2 minutes to flavor the oil.
- Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
- Add in the grated ginger and sliced garlic. Stir constantly for a minute.
- Give the prepared sauce another stir and then pour it into the pan. The sauce will thicken quickly so stir it to coat your stir fry. (see note 4).
- Sprinkle the shrimp with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
Notes
- Frozen shrimp are perfect here, just make sure they are fully defrosted and drained well.
- 1 tablespoon of grated ginger comes from around a 1-inch chunk of fresh ginger. I like to keep ginger in my freezer to keep it fresh. (plus it is easier to grate!)
- You can buy Chinese cooking wine in the Asian section of the grocery store, but if you can’t find it then you can use dry sherry. (See bulk of post for more information on Chinese Cooking Wine)
- The sauce thickens quickly to that real thick Chinese takeout style sauce. If you aren't a fan of the thick coating takeaway style sauces then you can add an extra ¾ cup of broth/stock to this recipe if you want lots of thinner sauce or reduce the quantity of cornstarch to 1 tablespoon if you just want a thinner sauce.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
216kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
286mg
(95%)
Sodium
1268mg
(53%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
275IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
8.3mg
(9%)
Calcium
182mg
(18%)
Iron
2.8mg
(16%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 216 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 216kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 286mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 1268mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 275IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 8.3mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 182mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.8mg | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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57 reviews
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