Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Easy Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
Shrimp stir-fry is a cheerful dinner when you want plenty of vegetables on the plate. The sauce gives each bite a savory coating, with tender shrimp sitting among crisp peppers and broccoli.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 15 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Seafood
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Cooking method
- Stir fry
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Thaw shrimp before starting
If the shrimp are frozen, thaw them before preparing for the quick skillet stage with green onion and optional ginger.
2. Cook vegetables until crisp-tender
Stir-fry the broccoli, peppers and optional mushrooms with salt, then move them to a bowl while cooking shrimp.
3. Lower heat when sauce goes in
Return vegetables with the sauce once shrimp are nearly opaque, then reduce to low until the sauce thickens.
Get to know the ingredients
Thin bell pepper slices
Slice the peppers thinly before their first skillet cook with the broccoli or broccolini and mushrooms.
Shiitake preparation
Remove stems from the shiitakes before slicing, unless using baby shiitakes, whose stems may stay on.
Miso in the sauce
Yellow or white miso is included in the whisked sauce, blended smooth with the other sauce ingredients before cooking.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Thicken around shrimp and vegetables
Stir the cooked vegetables back with the shrimp and sauce, then finish over low heat once the sauce thickens.
A little more help as you go
Ginger is optional
If using the minced ginger, add it with shrimp and green onion in the fresh oil after the vegetables come out.
Choose the sauce's thickener
Cornstarch or arrowroot powder is listed for whisking into the sauce before its final low-heat thickening stage.
A few questions you might have
Can I use broccolini?
Yes. Broccoli or stem-on broccolini is included for the first vegetable stir-fry before being set aside.
Are the shrimp tails optional?
The shrimp can be shelled or tail-on, with deveining done before their short skillet cook and sauce finish.
Can I choose tamari for the sauce?
Tamari or coconut aminos are listed alongside soy sauce for the sauce that is whisked until smooth.
Do the mushrooms have to be included?
They are optional. If using them, prepare and stir-fry with the broccoli and peppers during the vegetable stage.
When does the green onion enter?
Add it with the shrimp and optional ginger after the vegetables are removed and the remaining sesame oil heats.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: acouplecooks.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
