Prawn Stir Fry (Shrimp)

Name: Prawn Stir Fry (Shrimp)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Prawn Stir Fry Sauce:; 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (sub all purpose soy, Note 1); 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 2); 2 tsp oyster sauce (Note 3); 1/2 tsp sesame oil , toasted (Note 4); 1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 1/8 tsp white pepper (sub black pepper); 3/4 cup water; Stir Fry:; 2 tbsp oil , peanut, canola or vegetable; 250g / 8 oz medium prawns , raw, peeled and deveined (equiv. 500g/1lb whole prawns, Note 5); 1/2 onion , sliced, brown or white; 2 tsp ginger , finely julienned (~2cm / 2/3" piece); 2 tsp garlic , finely chopped (~ 2 cloves); 1 1/2 bunches broccolini , trimmed, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, (~1 1/2 cups. Sub normal broccoli); 120g / 4 oz snow peas , thin string removed from both sides

Prep 10m

Cook 7m

Total 17m

This prawn stir fry is a quick and easy dish perfect for weeknight dinners. Marinated prawns are stir-fried with crunchy vegetables and a savory and slightly sweet sauce. The perfect balance of flavors in every bite!

Prawn Stir Fry

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(Servings: 3)

1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce (sub all purpose soy, Note 1)

1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 2)

2 tsp oyster sauce (Note 3)

1/2 tsp sesame oil , toasted (Note 4)

1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch

1/8 tsp white pepper (sub black pepper)

2 tbsp oil , peanut, canola or vegetable

250g / 8 oz medium prawns , raw, peeled and deveined (equiv. 500g/1lb whole prawns, Note 5)

1/2 onion , sliced, brown or white

2 tsp ginger , finely julienned (~2cm / 2/3" piece)

2 tsp garlic , finely chopped (~ 2 cloves)

1 1/2 bunches broccolini , trimmed, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, (~1 1/2 cups. Sub normal broccoli)

120g / 4 oz snow peas , thin string removed from both sides

Nutrition Facts

Calories

132kcal

6%
Fat

5g

0%
Saturated Fat

0g

0%
Carbohydrates

7g

0%
Fiber

1g

0%
Sugar

1g

0%
Protein

12g

0%
Cholesterol

74mg

3%
Sodium

527mg

26%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Notes

1. Soy Sauce – Light soy sauce is best here, for a clear stir fry sauce. Ordinary all purpose soy sauce will work too but the sauce colour will be slightly darker. Do not use dark soy sauce, the flavour and colour is too strong. See here for more information about different soy sauces.

2. Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine) – sub with dry sherry (a close approximation). If you can’t consume alcohol, use low-sodium chicken broth in place of the cooking wine in the Sauce AND in place of the water. Also reduce oyster sauce by 1 tablespoon.

3. Vegetarian oyster sauce – Nowadays you can find vegetarian oyster sauce (suitable for vegans) products even at supermarkets. For example, Ayam Vegetarian Oyster Sauce. It’s actually pretty good!

And here’shomemadeVegetarian Oyster Sauce recipe by Omnivore’s Cookbook, a Chinese recipe blog. I was extremely impressed with it!

4. Sesame oil – Use toasted, which has a more intense sesame flavour (it’s brown in colour). Untoasted oil is yellow and harder to find in Australia.

5. Prawns/shrimp – Fresh is always best, though these days frozen is pretty good! If using thawed frozen prawns, drain off excess water well then pat dry before using.

6. Rices to serve with this stir fry:

Plain white rice Brown rice Jasmine rice Basmati rice Cauliflower rice Fried Rice

7. Storage – Leftovers will keep for 3 days in the fridge. Freezing not recommended.

8. Nutrition per serving, assuming 3 servings, excluding rice.

Prawn Stir Fry (Shrimp)

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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