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Healthy Shrimp Stir Fry with Snow peas

Last updated February 5, 2023. Originally posted February 5, 2023 By Jyothi Rajesh 33 Comments

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15 minutes shrimp stir fry with snow peas

Asian healthy shrimp stir fry recipe with snow peas recipe takes 15 minutes to make. It’s low-carb, gluten-free, and a great weeknight meal. 

stir fried shrimp cooked in skillet with rice bowl on sides
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  • 📋Healthy Shrimp Stir-Fry with Snow Peas

Why This Recipe Works?

1. If you are looking for a quick-fix meal for your family dinner on a busy weekday,  shrimp stir fry rice is perfect for you and your family.

2. Easily substitute any vegetables of your choice for this stir-fry recipe. Snow peas, broccoli, zucchini, or any other vegetables will work to make this recipe.

3. Simple but amazing Asian flavors in the stir-fry sauce – soy sauce, ginger, garlic. Season well. Your meal is ready!

4. It’s very easy to make, hardly takes 15 minutes tops from stove to table.

Ingredients needed

Here’s what you’ll need to make your 15 minutes shrimp stir fry.

ingredients on cutting board for stir fry shrimp
  • 1 lb shrimp
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 3 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon ginger julienne
  • Chopped garlic 1 teaspoon
  • ½ cup scallions
  • salt to taste

For sauce-

  • 3 tablespoon low sodium light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • Organic honey 1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice

How To Make Shrimp Stir Fry

  1. In a bowl whisk all ingredients mentioned under the list ‘For sauce’.
  2. High heat a wok. Add sesame oil and wait until sesame oil is really hot (toasted sesame oil).
  3. Stir fry fresh ginger and garlic in the wok for 5 seconds. Add scallions and toss a few times. Throw in clean shrimp and cook for 30 seconds on high heat. Season with pepper (do add red chili flakes if you like to add a bit of kick to the dish) and salt. 
  4. Add snow peas to the wok. Toss a few times.
  5. Pour the sauce and give it a good stir. Keep stirring to avoid the sauce turning hard or turning into lumps. 
  6. Once the sauce is slightly thickened, garnish with spring onions, and sesame seeds and remove from heat. 
  7. Serve this gingered stir-fry shrimp and snow peas with brown rice immediately.
two bowls of rice with stir fried shrimp on top

Helpful Notes Before You Get Started

Wok-

Asian skillet or Chinese wok is best for any stir fry. Works tend to heat up fast and work best for stir fry. Heat the wok on high heat, throw in the vegetables and proteins, and cook each ingredient for 30 seconds or more on high heat.

FAQS

Shrimp Stir Fry Variations?

You can choose to use many different vegetables with this recipe. Shrimp stir fry recipes are so versatile you can try so many variations.
Use your favorite vegetable – bok choy, spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, mushrooms.
Use chicken thighs instead of shrimp (and call it chicken stir fry haha)
Make it a dry dish by adding less sauce or make it saucier according to your preference. Sauce when mixed with rice makes your meal more delicious!
Don’t like rice, serve it over Asian noodles.

Is This Dish Spicy?

Not at all spicy. You will taste the warmth of ginger and garlic along with very mild heat from ground pepper. That’s about it!

How To Make The Dish Spicy?

Add red chili flakes or any Asian chili sauce to make the dish spicy.

Can I Use Frozen Shrimp?

If using frozen shrimp, thaw completely and pat dry it with a kitchen paper towel to remove excess water. Shrimp should be dry before you start cooking.

How To Tell Shrimp Is Cooked?

When you start cooking shrimp, it forms a shape like a letter “C”. Once shrimp forms “C”, stop cooking it. Over-cooked shrimp will taste rubbery and are unpleasant to eat. If see shrimp curling up to form the letter “O”, you overcooked shrimp!stir fried shrimp in skillet

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close up view of shrimp and snow peas stir fry served over rice in bowl
stir fried shrimp in skillet
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📋Healthy Shrimp Stir-Fry with Snow Peas

Jyothi Rajesh
Quick shrimp stir-fry with snow peas is 15 minutes Asian dish that is going to be your family favorite. It’s low-carb, gluten free, and a great weeknight meal. All reasons for you to enjoy it guilt-free!
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 8 mins
Course Main Course, Seafood
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 3 servings
Calories 358

Equipment

  • Wok
  • Tongs
  • Small mixing bowl

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 lb shrimp
  • 1 cup snow peas
  • 3 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon ginger julienne
  • 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
  • ½ cup scallions
  • salt to taste

For sauce-

  • 3 tablespoon low sodium light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch (I prefer to use rice flour for no specific reason in place of corn starch)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground pepper (substitution – red pepper flakes)
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice

For garnish

  • Spring onions
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl whisk all ingredients mentioned under the list ‘For sauce’.
  • High heat a wok. Add sesame oil and wait until sesame oil is really hot (toasted sesame oil).
  • Stir fry fresh ginger and garlic in the wok for 5 seconds. Add scallions and toss few times. Throw in clean shrimps and cook 30 seconds high heat. Season the shrimps with pepper (do add red chili flakes if you like to add a bit of kick to the dish) and salt. 
  • Wash snow peas well. Trim off the stem and add them to the wok. Toss few times.
  • Pour the sauce and give it a good stir. Keep stirring to avoid sauce turning hard or turning into lumps. 
  • Once sauce is slightly thickened, garnish with spring onions, sesame seeds and remove from heat. 
  • Serve this gingered stir fry shrimp and snow peas with brown rice immediately. 

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Notes

Oil : Use sesame oil for stir fry for best flavors and taste. 
Vegetables : Do not over cook vegetables and shrimp. We want them to be cooked to crunchy texture. 
Veggies Substitutions : You can swap snow peas with your favorite vegetable. Use broccoli, bell peppers instead. Or just use what ever vegetable you want.
Frozen Shrimps : If using frozen shrimp, defrost the shrimp in a bowl overnight in fridge (natural defrosting).  Discard all the liquids collected in the bowl during defrosting.  DO NOT defrost shrimp in microwave.
 
Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 34gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 381mgSodium: 2186mgPotassium: 298mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 520IUVitamin C: 32.6mgCalcium: 253mgIron: 4.7mg
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  1. Wellington says

    February 13, 2023 at 12:23 am

    Nice simple tasty recipe with many possible variations as mentioned. Thank you.

    However, something wrong with nutritional information though. Per serving, sodium is listed as 2,186 mg, which is a lot. But the only source of salt is 3 tablespoons of low sodium light soy sauce. Kikkoman low sodium light soy sauce lists sodium as 590 mg per tablespoon. Three tablespoon totals less than 1,800 mg and this is three servings for the dish. So per serving, sodium should be somewhere around 600 mg. Something is very off here with the sodium count.

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  2. Graham Wadsworth says

    November 29, 2021 at 7:32 am

    4 stars
    Very tasty. It’s great with the sauce doubled but don’t double the lime or cornstarch. Quick and easy to make.

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    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      November 29, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Glad you liked the recipe!

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