Easy Shrimp and Broccoli Stir Fry
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details.
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
Did you make this recipe?
Tag @damn_delicious on Instagram and hashtag it #damndelicious!
This was really fabulous. I took advice below to add red onion, cook the shrimp a bit first and double the sauce. I also left out the brown sugar. My entire family loved it; one person even said the best thing about his day was this dinner. It will reappear often in the dinner rotation! Thank you.
Tnx for the tip
This was great, but I will double or triple the sauce but I like my dishes saucy 🙂 taste was awesome
Great recipe! I added some other veggies as well, and it was delicious. Best, Marina.
This was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Such a great, quick, flavorful recipe. Had shrimp on hand and this saved dinner tonight. Flavors great.
yes! Easy, flavorful, satisfying. This recipe is a keeper – the sauce is the magic.
Thank you!
This was quick and delicious! I didn’t have enough broccoli so I added some carrots and peas, and it was great. I also doubled the sauce because I prefer more. My four year old cleaned his plate and asked for seconds!
One addition: if you plan to cook rice or noodles, start those first because this takes less time than those. But it also holds well on the stove for those of us who don’t start the rice until after the main dish is finished (:
Best stirfry sauce I’ve found yet!!! I’ve tried many and none have the same depth of flavor this one does. AND… it thickens they way you expect it to. Excellent work. Thanks.
This was good but no broccoli is going to get cooked in 3 minutes. That is just enough to turn it warm. You need at least 15 mins for broccoli. This factoid is repeated in other recipes and I don’t get that.
I steam the broccoli in the microwave while cooking the shrimp…then add the warm broccoli to shrimp and add sauce…easy peasy! Love this recipe and make it often!
Vegetables in Asian food should be on the crisp side and 15 minutes would make them too soft unless they were huge florets.
So good. The first time I made this I subbed fish sauce for the oyster sauce (totally different) but I think we preferred it! I make this with shrimp, mushrooms and bok choy! This is my go do recipe now. I am going to try it with mushrooms, peppers, and green beans tonight – with halibut on the side (and maybe some of the cooked sauce poured on top of halibut!)
So good so easy. I added pea pods and mushrooms and was delicious!
Omg… Absolutely delicious!!
This is a fabulous recipe to keep in your “all the time” recipes for the family! Easy and delicious! I added extra vegetables that I
had in the fridge that I needed to use. Added some rice and made some cabbage wontons to go with it! My husband and little girl loved it!
This dish is SLAP AMAZING!!!!.. If you don’t like this,and you like shrimp and Broccoli stir fry, uhhh those taste buds are #NOT working at ALL…I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS DISH!!!
Yay! I finally made it! Usually it’s dry or not savory. My husband said the best I ever made. It’s a keeper.
Damn delicious and super easy.
When trying a recipe for the first time I try to stick to the authors recipe. In this instance i followed it for the ingredients except I used red onion as I didn’t have any green onions on hand. I changed the cooking technique though. I pan fried the shrimp until almost cooked through then put those to one side while I cooked some sliced red onion and the broccoli. Once that was almost done I added the sauce and the shrimp and cooked for another minute or so.
Yum!
Thank you from Melbourne Australia.
In my families opinion (which consist of a husband who does not typically like these type of dishes) this recipe is TOP SHELF!
Thank u for taking the time to post it!
Yes…there r a lot of ingredients 2 purchase up front for the sauce but trust me….if u like this type of food….you’ll make this dish over and over again so it will b worth the investment!
I was craving some shrimp with broccoli and as soon as I saw DamnDelicious had a recipe, I knew I was trying it (her lettuce wraps are ).
I try to follow directions to the “t” if I’m going to leave a review so here’s my takeaway: the sauce recipe is Phenomenal and I’ll definitely use it for stir frys in the future! This is a basic and simple recipe I was able to have done in the promised 20 minutes. I opted not to use sriracha and the ginger still gave it a perfect zing. I usually use an oil with a higher smoking point for stir frys but used EVOO and it was great. I also wanted to season the shrimp before I added them but I held off.
I used 21/25 shrimp and got packaged pre-washed and cut broccoli and cut the florets down to ensure they’d be cooked.
I added both broccoli and shrimp at the same time so my shrimp wouldn’t get rubbery and I like my broccoli more cooked. It was absolutely perfect! Definitely will recommend and save for the future
Wow, so delish! I used frozen broccoli because that is what I had on hand. I also used ground ginger since I did not have fresh (I used just shy of 1/2 tbsp). I did not have green onions either. Can’t wait to try it again with the proper ingredients.
I have made this TWICE, used the sauce recipe (with my own spin)two more times. I made this for my SUPER picky client (96 years young) and he gobbled it all up! He seriously hates everything, and he’s a former chef, but you have a winner here. I would eat a rock if it was covered in this sauce!
Easy. Delicious. What more can I say