Description
Enjoy this quick and versatile shrimp stir fry packed with vibrant vegetables and a savory-sweet sauce. This shrimp stir fry recipe is perfect for a healthy weeknight meal. Try the quick garlic ginger shrimp stir fry style with a medley of fresh veggies for a tasty dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound medium raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 5 cloves garlic crushed divided
- 1 tablespoon butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon canola olive or coconut oil
- 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 4 carrots peeled and sliced thinly on the diagonal
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- hot cooked brown or white rice for serving
- 2/3 cup chicken broth or water
- 1/3 cup good quality soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- Melt butter with half the garlic in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook shrimp until they become opaque, about 3 to 5 minutes, stirring from time to time.
- Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Increase heat to medium-high, add olive oil and the vegetables to the same pan.
- Cover the pan to let the vegetables steam, stirring occasionally as they cook.
- In a small bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar. Whisk in corn starch gradually to avoid lumps then add remaining garlic.
- After vegetables have steamed about 5 minutes, pour in the sauce and simmer covered until veggies are crisp-tender and sauce thickens, stirring frequently.
- Return shrimp to the pan and warm through.
- Serve the stir fry hot over cooked rice.
Notes
- Don’t like shrimp? Substitute with any protein you prefer, seasoning well and cooking before combining with other ingredients
- For gluten-free options, use gluten-free soy sauce
- Use any mix of fresh or frozen vegetables including snow peas
- Add fresh ginger with garlic for extra flavor
- Garnish with sesame seeds or green onions if desired
- Salt mostly comes from soy sauce, adjust seasoning after cooking
- Customize sauce by adding sriracha, chili flakes, oyster sauce, or increase honey to balance flavors
- Serve over rice, noodles, cauliflower rice, or quinoa
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 of 6 servings
- Calories: 394kcal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 1045mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g + 1g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 127mg