Sweet Chili Shrimp Stir Fry
This shrimp stir fry uses snappy red and green peppers, snow peas and green onion in a lip-smacking soy and sweet chili sauce with sesame.
Servings: 2 people
Equipment
- This is an affiliate link.Carbon steel wok
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 250g / 1 lbs large raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- Salt to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 3 spring / green onions sliced
- 150g / 1¾ cup snow peas or mangetout in UK
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1/2 green bell pepper
- 1 tsp sesame seeds optional
For the sauce
- 2 tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce
- 2 tbsp This is an affiliate link.soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 65ml / 1/4 cup This is an affiliate link.chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Slice and mince all vegetables before starting. Mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside till needed.
- Heat the oil in a wok or a large and deep frying pan, then add the seasoned with salt shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on each side till cooked all the way through. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan, add the minced garlic, ginger and the sliced white parts of the green onions, cook briefly while stirring for 30 seconds. Then add the snow peas/mangetout, sliced red and green pepper and stir fry for a few minutes until the vegetables are cooked by still firm to the bite.
- Add the shrimp back to the pan and pour the sauce over the shrimp and vegetables, stir to coat and continue cooking for a couple of minutes longer, then sprinkle with sliced green onions before serving. Serve over rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 161mg | Sodium: 2220mg | Potassium: 560mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 2867IU | Vitamin C: 112mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 3mg