Takeout Style Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

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Takeout Style Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe

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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Prep Time 4

Cook Time 6

Total Time 10

Course Main

Cuisine Asian Inspired, Chinese

Servings

Calories 216 kcal

Ingredients

For the stir fry

2 tablespoon oil
6 green onions/spring onions 2-inch (5cm) length chunks
1 lb shrimp peeled & cleaned (Note 1)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated (Note 2)
3 cloves garlic thinly 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 (Note 3)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon cornstarch/cornflour (Note 4)

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.
1 ¼ cup cold broth
1 ½ tablespoon soy sauce
1 ½ tablespoon honey
1 ½ tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon cornstarch/cornflour

For the stir fry

Pour the oil into a heavy-based frying pan and place over high heat.
2 tablespoon oil
Add the green onions chunks to the oil (be careful it can spit) and stir fry them for 2 minutes to flavor the oil.
6 green onions/spring onions
Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Then add in the grated ginger and sliced garlic. Stir constantly for a minute.
1 lb shrimp
1 tablespoon fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic
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.
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

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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.

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