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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This recipe was so good! Do you have suggestions on how to sub the shrimp for chicken? Also, do you have any suggestions on how to make this ahead and freeze without it being mushy and watered down when defrosted? Or should that even be a concern? I’d like to try meal prepping for the week with this recipe! 😀
Thanks in advance!
Chicken may require additional cooking time.
As for freezing, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
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This recipe shows the Shrimp with Tails on. I see this very commonly.
Are there a large number of people that eat the shrimp with the tails on?
I have asked people if they eat the tails and most do not.
So why leave the tails on? Is it just for the look? Is it to prove that you are using shrimp?
Is there some taste difference even if you remove the tails?
Jim
I prefer to leave the tails on for photographic purposes.
Hello! I am anxious to make this recipe tonight for dinner! I accidentally bought frozen cooked shrimp. Can I still use this for this recipe? Or do the shrimp have to be uncooked?
I recommend using uncooked shrimp to avoid overcooking the shrimp, resulting in a rubbery texture.
Super easy recipe! I doubled the sauce and substituted fish sauce for the oyster. I also used ground ginger and doubled the corn starch so the sauce was nice and thick. It was very salty so I think next time I’ll add some vegetable broth and water to tone it down. It was great and the whole family loved it-the kids even ate their broccoli!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! Omitted the sriracha sauce because of little kids. I will add another teaspoon of cornstarch next time because it was a little runny for my taste. I cooked the broccoli in the microwave for 2 mins and 30 seconds so the shrimp won’t get overcooked. This recipe will be included on our favorites! Thank you for sharing!
Just made this with frozen mixed stir fry vegetables and this dish tastes amazing. Thank you. My wife and I will be making this delicious stir fry often.
Looks great…can’t wait to make it!!!
This recipe was quick, easy and delicious !!! The kids loved it! I substituted oyster sauce with hoisin sauce and it was great!! Definitely a keeper.
About how much is one serving?
About 1-2 cups.
Shrimp should be cooked very quickly, 3 minutes over the heat, as they will continue to cook in the vegetable mixture. I like my shrimp juicy and succulent, and quick cooking is the way to do it. I have made this recipe 2 times for large gatherings. First in the wok is onion, pepper, and fennel, cook for 3 minutes, add the broccoli, cook for 4 minutes, add the sauce, stirring, stirring, then add the shrimp, cooking for another 3 minutes. Done.
Perfecto every time. I love the recipe and family and friends rave about it.
I just made this for the family and got an enthusiastic thumbs up from all. Will be making this again!
I made this a few days ago and could not stop eating it – so delicious! Had some snap peas lying around, so cut the broccoli amount in half and subbed in the peas. I can’t believe this was my first try at stir fry.. definitely won’t be my last! Thanks for this truly quick and easy dinner option!
I made this last night and it was superb! Just a bit too salty for my liking. Any suggestions for making it less salty? I am already using a low sodium soy sauce, the lowest sodium non MSG oyster sauce I could find and no salt when making rice. Any suggestions would be helpful!
You can reduce the amount of soy sauce as needed to suit your preferences.
This was very delicious… And easy. Definitely a new weeknight go-to.
Absolutely delicious. I would not change a thing. Left it on the table and…
Walked in the door and both boys said ” that was really good! “
One of my new favorite meals! The sauce is so good, just like take out. Definitely agree that oyster sauce has no substitutions. Please more stir fry recipes! Thank you!
I’ve made this twice now and it’s a hit in terms of flavor and time! (it’s also easy to adjust the serving sizes and tailor the spices veggies, etc to your preference) Delicious, and the sauce is PERFECT! I may try it with beef, as well. For those wanting to change the oyster sauce, don’t :). It’s a critical flavor in this dish, and you’ll easily use the bottle up making this a few times! Thanks for a great, easy, healthful recipe!
I found your blog when I googled Shrimp & Broccoli stir fry, I am so happy I did. I made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious and very easy. My husband and I enjoyed it very much, cannot wait to try many of your other recipes! Thanks so much looking forward to receiving your e-mails.
Just made this tonight, and it was delicious! I’d definitely use the same sauce with other veggies too. Thanks for the great recipe!
I love your recipes & I like to print them out. I wish your prints would come out to 1 page or less though. Thanks for posting & thanks for listening!!
Have you tried using the PRINT button located by the recipe?