This Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry recipe consists of fresh vegetables, garlic, tender shrimp, and a simple stir fry sauce. Make this quick, easy, full of great flavor shrimp stir fry recipe to help get plenty of vegetables into your diet.
This stir fry recipe is easy enough to prepare in under 30 minutes and it has incredible garlic flavor! You have your protein, garlic, vegetables, rice, and the 3 ingredient stir fry sauce to create a healthy meal at home for just a few dollars.
The garlic shrimp stir fry has become one of my families favorite meal. Shrimp stir fry offers a simple meal that can be easily adjusted to suit your needs.
My stir fry recipe with rice is ideal as a dinner on the weekdays as well as weekends. The shrimp stir fry sauce is easy to make and tastes great when mixed with fresh local honey.
This homemade stir fry sauce is superior to any store or restaurant product.
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Cooking Stir Fry on CBS 9 & 10 News
I had the pleasure of cooking this easy shrimp stir fry recipe on my local CBS station – 9 & 10 News – Good Day Northern Michigan show. Check out my cooking segment “Chef Sherry Cooks Up Some Meatless Offerings For Lent“.
Easy Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
Shrimp stir-fry provides a fast and healthy dinner full of delicious flavor! Take a big plate and enjoy the savory shrimp, plenty of vegetables and a sweet and tasty sauce.
I love stir fried foods because they are so tasty and crisp which makes the best evening meal. It has a delicious, simple taste, and a great mix of vegetables.
What makes homemade stir fries so awesome? Bite-sized shrimp pieces and crisp colorful vegetables that are coated with a rich and savory homemade stir fry sauce made with honey and soy sauce.
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What Vegetables Do You Put in Stir-Fry?
I added broccoli to my favorite stir fry vegetable as well as sweet carrots and red bell pepper. You are able to use almost any veggie that you like including snow peas, mushrooms, onions, sugar snap peas and zucchini.
List of Optional Stir Fry Vegetables
- Broccoli Florets
- Peppers – Sweet or Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Baby Corn
- Mushrooms
- White or Yellow Onion
- Green Onions
- Green Beans
- Water Chestnuts
- Cabbage
- Zucchini
- Spicy Peppers – Jalapeno
- Asparagus
- Bean Sprouts
- Bok Choy
How to Add Extra Flavor to Stir Fry
Feel free to add in any of the following ingredients to this shrimp stir fry recipe to jazz up the recipe to your liking!
- Fresh Ginger, minced or finely diced
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Fresh Minced Garlic or Minced Garlic in a jar
- Rice Vinegar
- Sesame Oil or Toasted Sesame Oil
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- Oyster Sauce
- A Splash of Chicken Broth
Swap Out Stir Fry Ingredients
You can swap out different ingredients to make different stir fry recipes. This recipe is very forgiving.
Instead of shrimp, swap out and use chicken thighs or chicken breast pieces instead. Check out my chicken stir fry recipe.
Use low sodium soy sauce instead of the regular soy sauce to help reduce the salt intake. Mix and match any of the vegetables from the list or you can even use a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables.
I like to keep a bag of frozen vegetables in the freezer for when I want to make a quick meal with very little prep.
Shrimp Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients
Soy Sauce
Honey
Water
Corn Starch
Shrimp Stir Fry with Rice
If serving white rice with your stir fry recipe, prepare the rice ahead of time and set aside. Make your own rice recipe or try my recipe.
I make white rice a little different than most people make rice because I don’t like sticky rice!! This rice is a non-starchy, fluffy rice.
TIP: To make 3 cups of cooked rice, you will want 1cup of long grain dry white rice.
Start by bring a large stock pot of water to boil over medium heat and add about 1 teaspoon of table salt. When the salt water is boiling, add the rice to the water.
Stir to combine the rice. Cook the rice until it is tender making sure to stir so the rice does not stick to the bottom.
Taste the rice periodically to see if it’s done. Rice cooking times will vary so make sure not to overcook it resulting in a mushy white grains.
Drain the water off using a small hole colander. Next, rinse the drained rice with cold water to stop the cooking process and remove all the starchy water.
When all the water is drained off, place the rice into an airtight storage container until ready to use.
How to Make Shrimp Stir Fry on the Blackstone
Learn how to make Blackstone shrimp stir fry with my easy step by step instructions. Gather all your ingredients to make the stir fry shrimp.
Preheat the Blackstone Griddle to medium heat. Set the dial of a Blackstone Electric Griddle to 400°F.
Wash and precut all your stir fry vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place into a bowl. Use thawed, raw, peeled, deveined, and tails off shrimp and place in a bowl.
Make sure to double check the shrimp for shells and poop veins before use. I prefer to use the smaller shrimp for this recipe, but any size will work.
Prepare the stir fry sauce by combining the soy sauce (you can use low sodium soy sauce), honey, and water in a small bowl.
Mix the honey into the rest of the mixture. Combine the corn starch and cold water together in another bowl.
How to Cook Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
Once the Blackstone Griddle is preheated, oil the top of the flat top with olive oil or your favorite oil. On the oiled griddle, place the assortment of chopped vegetable pieces of choice.
Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. You may want to add vegetables in stages if you have “hard” vegetables verses “soft” vegetables.
I usually just add them all at once but make sure to cut the hard vegetables in smaller pieces than the soft ones. Toss vegetables with a griddle spatula to help them cook evenly.
Squirt the vegetables and griddle with water and cover with a dome lid. Cooking times will vary but you do not want to cook the stir fry vegetables too much or they will turn to mush.
You will cook them a little longer when adding the shrimp and creating the stir fry sauce. After the vegetables have steamed cooked for about 5 minutes, remove the dome lid, and stir to combine.
Add shrimp and minced garlic to the vegetable pile. Toss all the ingredients together.
Some Blackstone griddlers like to create their stir fry recipes right on the flat top, which is fine, but I like to have my shrimp and vegetables dripping in the savory stir fry sauce.
Add the sautéed shrimp and vegetables to a large metal bowl. I prepare the rest of the shrimp stir fry recipe in a medal bowl on the flat top griddle which creates the wok affect.
Stir Fry Sauce Recipe
Use the homemade stir fry sauce which is equal parts water, honey, and soy sauce to make the first part of the sauce recipe. Make sure to mix the honey (which settles in the bottom) into the sauce mixture.
Mix the water and the corn starch together in another bowl which is going to be the slurry. Add the shrimp and vegetables to a large metal bowl.
TIP: Remember, when shrimp turns pink it’s done. Do not overcook the shrimp as it will turn tough and rubbery.
Pour the homemade stir fry sauce into the cooked vegetables and shrimp. Stir to combine all together and bring the liquid to a boil.
Add the slurry (cornstarch and water mixture) to all the ingredients in the bowl and gently stir to combine. The sauce thickens as it cooks which is only a couple minutes.
TIP: If after cooking about 5 minutes and the sauce is not as thick as you like it, make some more of the slurry (corn starch and water mixture), and slowly pour in until the desired thickness is achieved.
Remember that the stir fry sauce thickens as it cools down a bit. Serve the easy shrimp stir fry recipe hot over your favorite cooked rice.
How to Make Shrimp Stir Fry on the Stove
Learning how to make garlic shrimp stir fry seems complicated, but it is not!! When making a shrimp stir-fry on the stove, I’d suggest that you prepare everything before you start the cooking process.
When you add the ingredients to a hot skillet or wok, the stir fry recipe will quickly cook. So, you want to make sure that you have everything ready to go.
Gather all the ingredients to make garlic shrimp stir fry. If serving this stir fry with white rice, prepare ahead of time and set aside.
You can use a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables or clean and cut your desired vegetables in about 1-inch pieces. Clean raw shrimp that has been peeled, deveined, and the tails removed.
In a separate medium bowl, combine the stir fry sauce and set aside. Preheat the large skillet or wok on the stove over medium heat with a tablespoon of oil.
How to Cook Shrimp Stir Fry
Add all the vegetables and cook for a few minutes. Stir to combine. Add a couple tablespoons of water and cover with a lid to steam cook the vegetables a little bit.
Do not overcook the vegetables! Add the minced garlic and the uncooked shrimp to the sautéed vegetables.
Stir to combine and cook a couple minutes. Pour in the stir fry sauce mixture. Stir all together and bring to a light boil.
Slowly, pour in the slurry (cornstarch and water mixture) as you are stirring all the ingredients. Cook until the sauce is thickened, and the vegetables are tender crisp.
Serve this stir fry shrimp recipe hot over your favorite rice.
Tips For the Best Stir-Fry
– Although this recipe seems straight forward, it has several things that should be considered before making it the most delicious garlic shrimp stir-fry.
– Is the stir fry sauce too thick? Add a little bit more water while it is still cooking until the desired thickness is achieved.
– The stir fry sauce not thick enough for you? Make some more corn starch slurry and slowly pour into the sauce until the desired thickness is achieved.
– If using large or jumbo shrimp, cut into bite size pieces. It is easier to eat when everything is in bite-sized pieces.
How to Store Stir Fry Shrimp
Leftover shrimp stir fry with vegetables tastes awesome the next day. A lot of people like to make an extra-large batch of shrimp stir fry so that they can have plenty of leftovers to eat during the week.
Just make sure to keep the rice separate from the stir fry mixture. Store the rice in an airtight container and store the cooled stir fry in another airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 6 days.
Reheat in the microwave using 30 second intervals until hot.
Calories in a Shrimp Stir Fry?
There are 399 calories per serving in this easy shrimp stir fry recipe.
What to Serve with this Shrimp Recipe?
Make a tall glass of my whiskey slush to drink as you prepare this stir fry recipe. It’s cool and refreshing and you will have a hard time just making one!
A great dessert would compliment this shrimp recipe, beautifully! Prepare ahead of time and serve this amazing white forest cake.
Shrimp Stir Fry – FAQ
Fresh raw shrimp is best but frozen will work also. When buying frozen shrimp, get the raw, peeled, deveined, and tails off packages. Use smaller, bite-sized pieces of shrimp for easy eating.
Yes, it’s possible to use whatever fresh vegetables are available in your area. Garden fresh vegetables work best! Frozen stir fry vegetables are also great when trying to create a meal in a hurry.
Fresh vegetables and a homemade stir fry sauce! The secret to perfectly cooked stir fry is to have all your ingredients prepped and ready to go before you start cooking. You don’t want to be searching for stir fry ingredients and overcook your vegetables so that they get soggy.
After all the stir fry ingredients have been prepped up, the cook time should only take about 15 to 20 minutes.
Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
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Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
This Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry recipe consists of fresh vegetables, garlic, tender shrimp, and a simple stir fry sauce. Make this quick, easy, full of great flavor shrimp stir fry recipe to help get plenty of vegetables into your diet.
Ingredients
- Shrimp, Raw, Peeled, Deveined, Tails Removed 8 ounces
- Garlic, Minced 1 teaspoon
- Olive Oil 2 tablespoons
- Vegetables, Fresh, Assortment 4 cups
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
- Honey 1/4 cup
- Soy Sauce, Low Sodium 1/4 cup
- Water 1/4 cup
- Cornstarch 4 teaspoons
- Water, Cold 1 tablespoon
- Rice, Long Grain, White, Dry 1 1/3 cups
Instructions
White Rice for Shrimp Stir Fry
- If serving white rice with your stir fry, prepare the rice ahead of time and set aside. Make your own rice or try my rice recipe. I make rice a little different than most people make their rice because I don't like sticky rice!! This rice is a fluffy, non-starchy rice. TIP: To make 3 cups of cooked white rice, you will want 1 cup of long grain dry white rice.
- Start by bring a large pot of water to boil over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of table salt. When the water is boiling, add the dry rice to the water. With a large spoon, stir to combine the rice.
- Continue boiling the rice until it is tender making sure to stir so the rice does not stick to the bottom. Test the rice periodically to see if it's done. Rice cooking times will vary so make sure not to overcook it resulting in a mushy grains.
- Drain the water off using a colander. Next, rinse the rice with cold water to stop the cooking process and remove all the starchy water. Place the drained rice into an airtight storage container until ready to use.
How to Make Stir Fry Shrimp on the Blackstone
- Gather all your stir fry shrimp ingredients.
- Preheat the flat top Blackstone Griddle to medium heat or set the dial of a Blackstone Electric Griddle to 400°F.
- Wash and precut all your shrimp stir fry vegetables into bite-sized pieces and place into a small bowl. Use fresh or thawed, raw, peeled, deveined, and tails off shrimp and place in a small bowl. Make sure to check the shrimp for shells and poop veins before using. I like to use the smaller shrimp for this recipe, but any size will work.
- Prepare the shrimp stir fry sauce by combining the soy sauce (you can use low sodium soy sauce), honey, and water in a small bowl. Mix the honey into the rest of the mixture. Combine the corn starch and cold water together in another bowl and stir until completely combined.
How to Cook Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
- Oil the top of the preheated Blackstone Griddle flat top with olive oil or your favorite oil. On the hot oiled griddle, place the assortment of vegetable pieces of choice. Season the cooking vegetables with salt and pepper.
- Toss stir fry vegetables with a griddle spatula to help them cook evenly. Squirt the vegetables with water and cover with a griddle dome lid. Cooking times will vary but you do not want to cook the stir fry vegetables too much or they will turn to mush. After the stir fry vegetables have steamed cooked for a couple minutes, remove the dome lid, and stir to combine.
- Add cleaned shrimp and minced garlic to the stir fry vegetables. Toss all the ingredients together. Add the sautéed shrimp and vegetables to a metal bowl. I like to prepare the rest of the stir fry shrimp recipe in a medal bowl on the griddle which creates the wok affect.
Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry Sauce Recipe
- Use the shrimp stir fry sauce which is equal parts water, honey, and soy sauce combined to make the first part of the recipe. Next, mix the water and the corn starch together in another small bowl which is going to be the slurry.
- Pour the homemade shrimp stir fry sauce into the cooked vegetables and shrimp. Stir to combine all together and bring the stir fry liquid to a boil.
- Add the stirred slurry (corn starch and water mixture) to all the ingredients in the bowl and gently stir to combine. The stir fry sauce thickens as it cooks which is only a couple minutes.
- Serve the easy stir fry recipe hot over your favorite cooked rice.
Notes
How to Make Stove Top Shrimp Stir Fry
- Gather all the shrimp stir fry ingredients.
- Make the white rice to serve with the stir fry.
- You can use a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables or clean your desired vegetables in about 1-inch pieces.
- Clean the thawed, raw shrimp that has been peeled, deveined, and the tails removed.
- In a medium bowl, combine the shrimp stir fry sauce and set aside.
- Preheat the wok or large skillet on the stove over medium heat with a tablespoon of oil.
- Add all the stir fry vegetables and cook for a few minutes. Stir to combine. Add a couple tablespoons of water and cover with a lid to steam the vegetables a little bit. Do not overcook the stir fry vegetables!
- Add the minced garlic and the raw shrimp to the sautéed vegetables. Stir to combine all together and cook a couple minutes.
- Pour in the shrimp stir fry sauce mixture. Stir ingredients all together and bring to a light boil.
- Next, pour in the slurry (cornstarch and water mixture) as you are stirring all the vegetables. Simmer until the stir fry sauce is thickened, and the vegetables are tender crisp.
- Serve this garlic stir fry shrimp recipe hot over your favorite white rice.
TIPS:
- Is the shrimp stir fry sauce thicker than you like? Add some more water while it is still cooking.
- The shrimp stir fry sauce not thick enough for you? Make more corn starch slurry and slowly pour into the boiling sauce until the desired thickness is achieved.
- Cut the raw shrimp into bite size pieces before cooking if they are large pieces.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 399Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 120mgSodium 1705mgCarbohydrates 61gFiber 8gSugar 23gProtein 21g
Note: For exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information is simply a guideline.
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I love shrimp and your recipe looks so simple and delicious! I’m so excited to make it tomorrow.
You are going to love this recipe! I made this shrimp stir fry recipe with my local CBS 9 & 10 News Good Day Northern Michigan anchors. Take a look at https://www.9and10news.com/2023/03/03/chef-sherry-cooks-up-some-meatless-offerings-for-lent/