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Healthy Shrimp Stir Fry with Snow peas

Published: Feb 5, 2023

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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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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

ingredients on cutting board for stir fry shrimp

Variations

You can choose your favorite vegetables such as – bok choy, spinach, broccoli, bell peppers, and mushrooms.
Use chicken thighs instead of shrimp (make chicken stir fry)
Make it a dry dish with less sauce or make it saucier by increasing the sauce amount. Saucier shrimp stir fry is great when served with steamed rice, jasmine rice, or couscous.
Don’t like rice, serve it over Asian noodles.

How to make

  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 tips

Wok- An 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.

Recipe FAQs

Is this spicy?

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

Can you make it spicy?

Yes, add red chili flakes or Asian spicy sweet chili sauce or schezwan sauce to make the dish spicy.

Can you use frozen shrimp?

Yes, you can. Make sure to 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 if shrimp is cooked?

When you start cooking shrimp, it forms a shape like the 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
4.92 from 12 votes

📋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 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes 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. Connie says

    June 23, 2023 at 8:04 am

    5 stars
    So easy and so flavorful. I also added some mushrooms. I will definitely make again.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      June 23, 2023 at 10:24 am

      I’m so glad you liked the recipe Connie, thank you for sharing your feedback.

      Reply
  2. 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.

    Reply
  3. 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.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      November 29, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Glad you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Deanna says

    February 26, 2018 at 10:07 pm

    I love shrimp!! These look fab and I want to make it for dinner sometime this week!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 26, 2018 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks Deanna. Do let us know your feedback if you try it

      Reply
  5. Helen of Fuss Free Flavours says

    February 26, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    5 stars
    Such a tasty sounding recipe with a great list of ingredients. Perfect for a really enjoyable mid week meal. Nice and healthy too, always a great bonus.

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 26, 2018 at 8:24 pm

      Thank you Helen. Easy healthy recipes are my kind of recipes

      Reply
  6. Danielle says

    February 26, 2018 at 7:36 pm

    5 stars
    This is a great idea for a healthy weeknight dinner. Plus I just got a new wok and need to make more things with it to get it nice and seasoned 🙂

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 26, 2018 at 8:25 pm

      Stir fry in wok is the BEST! Get that wok doing it’s magic! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says

    February 26, 2018 at 7:11 pm

    5 stars
    My husband loves shrimp so I know he’d enjoy this recipe! (And I’d enjoy all the veggies!)

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 26, 2018 at 8:26 pm

      It’s always nice to have a balance of vegetables and protein! So glad you liked it Liz!

      Reply
  8. Demeter says

    February 26, 2018 at 6:46 pm

    5 stars
    Love the fresh ginger in this! And those snow peas look fantastic! 🙂

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 26, 2018 at 7:02 pm

      Thank you Demeter. The flavor of ginger is something else! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Amrita says

    February 23, 2018 at 9:18 pm

    5 stars
    A wow Shrimp recipe!Awesome share

    Reply
  10. sue | theviewfromgreatisland says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    This looks so healthy and delicious, and yes I DO have a bag of shrimp in the freezer. I also have asparagus, which I think would work in place of the snow peas, what do you think? Can’t wait!

    Reply
  11. sue | theviewfromgreatisland says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:46 pm

    I DO have shrimp in the freezer! And I have asparagus, which I think could stand in for the snow peas ~ dinner is sorted :))

    Reply
  12. Lisa | Garlic & Zest says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    5 stars
    I have scallops in my fridge right now — do you think I could substitute them for the shrimp? It looks so good!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 23, 2018 at 8:31 pm

      Lisa scallops would well too. DO try it

      Reply
  13. Natalie says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    5 stars
    I love making shrimps at home! This stir fry looks and sounds delicious and so easy. Perfect for a quick yummy dinner!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 23, 2018 at 8:32 pm

      Thank you Natalie. Yes it’s perfect for those busy weeknights

      Reply
  14. Jill says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    Beautiful photos and a delicious looking recipe!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 23, 2018 at 8:10 pm

      Thank you Jill.

      Reply
  15. Allison - Celebrating Sweets says

    February 23, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    5 stars
    What a healthy and delicious meal! My family would love this!

    Reply
    • jyothirajesh says

      February 23, 2018 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks Allison. Do give it a try, you’ll love it 🙂

      Reply
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