This Shrimp with Hot Garlic Sauce is delicious and healthy and can be on the table in 30 minutes!
This Shrimp stir fry is AH-Mazing! A dish packed with tons of flavor and delicious vegetables and comes together in a matter of minutes.
Whenever I see that Jumbo shrimp has gone on sale I always try and stock up the freezer. There are so many quick meals to use with it. Its great for those days when you forgot to take anything out to thaw, shrimp thaws in minutes in a bowl of cold water. I love to use my cast iron skillet for this shrimp with hot garlic sauce. But any heavy bottom pan or even wok would work just fine.
Looking for some more shrimp recipes to try?
- Crispy Fried Coconut Shrimp
- Spicy Shrimp Ramen Bowls
- Crispy Shrimp Tacos
- Cajun Shrimp Avocado Tostadas
- Spicy Cajun Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp in Hot Garlic Sauce is always my go to choice for Chinese take out. I have been trying to re create it for a few months now, and this recipe is pretty darn close. Served over a big ole bowl of steamy white rice…YUM!
Shrimp with Hot Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp peeled deveined and tails removed
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 red pepper thinly sliced
- 1 cup sugar snap peas
- 1 large carrot peeled and cut into matchstick sizes
- 1 8 oz can water chestnuts
- 5 cloves garlic minced about 3 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated or minced
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/8 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon garlic chili sauce
- green onions for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium bowl add stock, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger and chili garlic sauce. Whisk until combined.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet or heavy bottom pan to medium high, add 1 tablespoon oil and add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes then flip and cook another 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Add 2 tablespoon oil and add carrots, onions, red peppers, snap peas cook 3-4 minutes until softened. Add water chestnuts and garlic, cook another minute.
- Give sauce another whisk in the bowl to make sure the cornstarch hasn't settled to the bottom. Then add it to the veggie mixture, reduce heat to low, add shrimp back in, stir and cook about another minute until thickened.
- Serve over rice
Sorry it wasn’t hot enough for you Marilyn.
I had expected more heat – next time I will had more garlic chili paste and probably some fire bird chilis as well. Served it with cauliflower fried rice.
Woohoo May! I am so glad you loved it, and thank you for taking the time to come back here and let me know. Totally made my day! 🙂
Wow! This is plate-licking worthiness! So much flavor!
I save some sauce before adding the peppers so I can make some for my 1 year old and he gobbled it up!
Thanks!!
Oh my gosh thank you so much for sharing that with me 🙂 I am so glad you loved it Cindi!
This recipe is outstanding! I always struggle to get the right blend of garlic and spice. This will be saved and become a regular in my house. I will check out more of your recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kandy! I usually grab whatever is on sale at my grocery store. 🙂
This is a beautiful recipe! I usually order chicken with garlic sauce and request no sugar, extra spicy. Can never get it hot enough!!!! Is there a brand name you use for the garlic chili sauce? Thank you for posting this wonderful recipe.
So glad you loved it Mila! 🙂
Awesome recipe. Next time, I would decrease the sugar a little bit. This is just personal taste.