Easy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
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The easiest stir fry you will ever make in just 20 min – it doesn’t get easier (or quicker) than that! 287.3 calories.
Stir fry recipes are the best. They are so versatile and you can pretty much use whatever lingering ingredient you have in your fridge.
But I decided to keep this stir fry nice and simple. Just shrimp and broccoli.
Because believe it or not, these two ingredients are a match made in heaven. And in less than 20 minutes, you’ll really have this on the dinner table in no time.
Just be sure to have some brown rice available – cooking the rice will take longer than making this actual dish!
Easy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 24 ounces broccoli florets*
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
For the sauce
- 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, cornstarch and Sriracha, if using; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add broccoli, and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in soy sauce mixture until well combined and slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
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Hi:
I often order shrimp and broccoli stir fry and it always comes with a delicious “brown color sauce” that is so delicious and glazes the whole dish. Does this recipe give me that result?
Thank you!
Patricia, unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried this dish from the place you are referring to.
Can anyone tell me where all that cholesterol comes from???!!!
All my oil seasame, olive, and oyster and soy sauce including sriracha bottles all say 0 cholesterol.
Those sauces probably have close to no cholesterol in them. However, condiment nutrition information is not always accurate since the labels round up or down to the nearest gram. A serving size for a condiment is small and therefore sometimes some nutrients get rounded down to 0 even though they do contain a small amount of this nutrient.
Shrimp are loaded with cholesterol.
Hi Marcella,
I am the Dietitian who provides the nutrition information for the Damn Delicious recipes. Shrimp is a food that naturally contains a high amount of cholesterol.
Thanks,
Jessica
thanks for the info! So unfortunately not very heart healthy. Is chicken a better substitute?
Dietary cholesterol is only a small factor when considering foods for a heart healthy diet. The bigger players are trans fats and saturated fats. This dish is low in both of those and can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet by people who have high blood cholesterol.
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Today will be the 3rd time I make this for lunch, I absolutely love it. However, I find it super salty 🙁 i will try to reduce the sauce with water and not add any salt to rice when its cooking. And other advice?
Yes, I do not recommend adding salt when cooking rice as it should remain a non-salted side dish since this dish is heavy in soy sauce.
Thank you. I realized that i put too much soy and oyster sauce the last time. This time, it wasn’t too salty, it was just perfect 🙂
Thank you for this recipe! I added almonds and the church added great texture ☺
I love your recipes! They have proven to be dependably delicious, as well. I always try the dish exactly as you post first, and have never had a failure. I had made this Broccoli and Shrimp dish several times before I decided to add carrots and snow peas and double the sauce. Actually, I think I doubled the sauce after the first time, it’s that good! It’s only 5:50 am, but your beautiful pictures are making me hungry!
Just tried this for dinner and it was so delicious! My normally very picky fiancé gobbled it up in less than a minute. He didn’t even mind that I didn’t serve it with rice, it was just that tasty. Thank you for sharing this!
I made this tonight and it was wonderful. I served mine with some sticky rice and the sauce was so good on top of the rice. Thank you once again!
I made this last night and it was really easy and delicious. Thanks for the great recipes!
I’m not a fan of brown sugar. Is there something else I can replace that with?
You can try replacing it with honey or granulated sugar.
Can I use frozen broccoli florets? Fresh broccoli isn’t available.
Frozen broccoli should be fine although I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish.
This was “Damn Delicious!” Simple and loaded with flavor. Thank you for sharing. I’ll be checking out more of your recipes this weekend! Loved it!
So I have made this sauce (adding 1/4 cup of veg broth) three times in one week! Twice with shrimp and broccoli, once with all veggies. It is SO awesome- tastes just like a dish I would always order at the Chinese place where I used to live, only not as greasy. Thank you!!
Is there a replacement for sesame oil as I don’t have any?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot advise an appropriate substitute that will not alter the overall taste/texture of the dish. It is always best to use the ingredients listed in the recipe to obtain the best results possible.
Is there a sauce that you would recommend that is ready to use instead of making it at home?
Yes, there are many stir-fry sauces available, but nothing really beats making it from scratch!
OMG! Made this tonight, was AWESOME!!!!
This looks fantastic. I’m even glad you shared the calorie information on this one!
Note to those who want to substitute for fish/oyster sauce: try worcestershire sauce. Not exact, but you may already have that in your pantry.
Eww sorry misha but i respectfully disagree. Worcestershire sauce has a VERY distinct flavor that would NOT marry well….it would totally overwhelm the other flavors. Order the stuff off the internet if you dont have it locally.
Where does one find oyster sauce ?
Oyster sauce should be readily available at your local grocery store in the Asian foods section (next to the soy sauce, Sriracha, etc.).
Thank you for the recipe. I made it this evening and it was wonderful! I added mushrooms because I love them 🙂 I will definitely add this to my weeknight meal choices.
Very easy to prepare and tasty. Will prepare again. Thank you.
This might be a dumb question but how big is a serving of this? I’m trying to figure out how much of this is the 287 caloriess
I can’t recall how many cups each serving is but this recipe should be sufficient to serve 4 standard servings.
Gotcha. I love your recipes but it would definitely help out if the serving size was posted! Thanks for the great recipe!