Shrimp and vegetables sautéed in a garlic ginger sauce makes for the absolute best shrimp stir fry recipe! Easy to make and ready to serve in less than 30 minutes!
This is truly one of the easiest meals you'll ever make. Stir fry recipes are the best. This shrimp stir fry is loaded with flavor and fresh vegetables which makes this a healthy dinner everyone will love. And, it's a 30 minute meal and quick to prepare.
ℹ️ Why This Recipe Works
- My stir fry sauce is loaded with fresh ginger and garlic.
- With this easy dish, I toss fresh broccoli florets, snow peas, and juicy shrimp in a simple and delicious sauce.
- This easy shrimp stir fry is excellent served over a bed of rice or noodles. Or, if you're looking for a low carb option, it can be eaten on its own.
- This is the perfect quick weeknight meal!
I mean really...what's not to love here!
🛒 Ingredients You'll Need
I love the versatility of this dish. While I like to use broccoli and sugar snap peas, I also like to include whatever vegetables I have on hand. I typically open my vegetable crisper and use what is getting ready to go bad in the next couple of days so I can avoid food waste. Peppers, snow peas, asparagus, cabbage, carrots, and mushrooms are really good in this dish.
Feel free to swap out the shrimp for prawns. Not only are they bigger but prawn stir fry is equally delicious. If you want to add some beef, this recipe adapts really well into a shrimp and steak stir fry. If you want some chicken, then add it! Chicken and shrimp stir fry is also very tasty! And if you just want stir fry vegetables, leave out the meat. Regardless how you make it, this is a healthy stir fry that is perfect for dinner and is great for leftovers.
📖 How to Make Shrimp Stir Fry
Start out by combining the oyster sauce, soy sauce, and chopped cilantro in a small bowl. Set aside.
Ensure the shrimp is peeled and deveined with the tails still left intact. Pat them with a paper towel until they are dry. In a medium bowl, add the shrimp and cornstarch and toss to coat.
Next, you'll heat a wok or large skillet over high heat and then add half the extra-virgin olive oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the skillet. When the skillet is very hot, add the shrimp in a single layer and cook partially until one side is seared brown, about 1 minute. Flip and sear the other side of each shrimp, about one more minute. Expert Tip: The shrimp don’t need to be cooked all the way through yet. Remove them from the skillet and place them on a plate and set aside.
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Turn the heat down to medium and let the skillet cool off a bit to prevent the aromatics from burning. Add the remaining olive oil, green onions, garlic, and ginger. Saute for 1 minute until fragrant.
This is a really easy stir fry sauce to make. Just pour in the garlic ginger sauce mixture and add the shrimp back into the skillet. Saute for another minute until the shrimp is completely cooked.
Add the sugar snap peas and broccoli and saute for about 3 to 5 minutes. Serve immediately over a bed of rice or noodles.
This vegetable stir fry with shrimp is flavorful and makes for the best leftovers the next day! This is truly one of the easiest meals ever!
💭 Expert Tips
- For a more even and quicker cook time, cut the vegetables into smaller bite-size chunks.
- You can use a variety of vegetables in this dish. Just use whatever you have on hand. It will take a bit longer to cook firmer vegetables, like carrots, than softer vegetables like mushrooms and broccoli. I also enjoy adding baby corn and water chestnuts.
- For added protein, add some chicken or beef! Both shrimp and beef stir fry and chicken and shrimp stir fry recipes are delish!
- You can skip the meat all together and make it both a vegan and vegetarian dish. Stir fried vegetables are super healthy and very flavorful.
- If you want to add some heat, add in ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes when you add in the olive oil, green onions, garlic, and ginger.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. To ensure the sauce doesn't get absorbed into the rice or noodles, store them separately.
🍽️ What To Serve With Stir Fry
Rice is always my starch of choice. When I'm in a hurry, I like to make it in my Instant Pot. This version is a bit more sticky and does a good job of absorbing the sauce. My ono rice also pairs well with this stir fry shrimp. When I'm watching my carbs, I love serving this over zoodles!
🍤 More Shrimp Recipes
If you're loving shrimp right now and looking for more recipes like this one, you have to try this easy shrimp curry recipe. It's easy to make and done in 30 minutes. These grilled shrimp skewers with summer herb sauce are also delish and makes for a light dinner.
I can’t wait to hear how this meal turned out for you! Leave me a comment if you make these and tag me @recipesworthrepeating on Instagram and hashtag it #recipesworthrepeating so I can see what you made!
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Garlic Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry
Ingredients
- ½ lb shrimp, peeled and deveined with the tails left intact
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons oyster sauce
- 5 green onions, both the white and light green parts sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely minced or grated
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup chopped broccoli
- ½ cup sugar snap peas
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the oyster sauce, soy sauce, and cilantro. Set aside.
- Pat the shrimp with paper towels until they are dry. In a medium bowl, add the shrimp and cornstarch and toss to coat.
- In a wok or large skillet, heat half the extra-virgin olive oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the skillet.
- When the oil is very hot, add the shrimp in a single layer and cook partially until one side is seared brown, about 1 minute. Flip and sear the other side of each shrimp, about 1 more minute. They don’t need to be cooked all the way through yet. Remove them to a plate or bowl and set aside.
- Turn the heat down to medium and let the skillet cool off a bit to prevent the aromatics from burning. Add the remaining olive oil and add the green onions, garlic, and ginger to the skillet and saute for a minute until fragrant.
- Pour in the garlic ginger sauce mixture and add the shrimp back into the skillet. Saute for another minute until the shrimp is fully cooked.
- Add the sugar snap peas and broccoli and saute for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a more even and quicker cook time, cut the vegetables into smaller bite-size chunks.
- You can use a variety of vegetables in this dish. Just use whatever you have on hand. It will take a bit longer to cook firmer vegetables, like carrots, than softer vegetables like mushrooms and broccoli. I enjoy adding baby corn and water chestnuts.
- For added protein, add some chicken or beef!
- You can skip the meat all together and make it both a vegan and vegetarian dish.
- If you want to add some heat, add in some red pepper flakes when you add in the olive oil, green onions, garlic, and ginger.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. To ensure the sauce doesn't get absorbed into the rice or noodles, store them separately.
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Update Notes: This post was originally published in September 2014, but was re-published with updated step-by-step instructions, pictures, and tips in June 2020.
Texas Working Mom 2 3
I rarely rate recipes bc I typically adjust them so much. This one was really amazing as is. We added the red pepper flakes as suggested for heat and quadrupled the recipe for a family of 5 with a few teenagers. We used broccoli, snap peas, onions, red pepper and mushrooms and made regular and cauliflower rice. It was sooooo good. The sauce was amazing and will definitely make this again!
Amanda Mason
Hi there! I'm SO excited to hear that you guys loved my recipe so much and that you will be making it again! The versatility of this one is endless with all the added veggies! Thank you for letting me know how it turned out for you! I can't wait to hear what other recipes of mine you try so let me know!!
Tim
What do you do with the sauce you set aside in step 1?
Amanda Mason
In step 6 you add it in. "Pour in the garlic ginger sauce mixture and add the shrimp back into the skillet. Saute for another minute until the shrimp is fully cooked." Let me know if that doesn't help!