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One of 32 shrimp stir fry recipes we measured

Prawn Stir Fry (Shrimp)

from www.recipetineats.com

It ranks #5 of 32 for sauce cling among the shrimp stir fry recipes we compared. 40 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0β˜….

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes3
each$1.88
kcal235
levelbeginner
Needs:oyster saucebroccoliniAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 32.

this recipe typical
liquid81%19%
sweetener4%9%
thickener3%1%
aromatics32%2%
vegetables and beans408%60%
fat11%5%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 32 for saltiness
  • #5 of 32 for sauce cling
  • #30 of 32 for sear char
  • #32 of 32 for sweetness perceived

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

24 g1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce ((sub all purpose soy, Note 1))
1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine ((sub Mirin or dry sherry, Note 2))
11 g2 tsp oyster sauce ((Note 3))
2 g1/2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted (Note 4))
8 g1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
0 g1/8 tsp white pepper ((sub black pepper))
177 g3/4 cup water
27 g2 tbsp oil (, peanut, canola or vegetable)
250 g250g / 8 oz medium prawns (, raw, peeled and deveined (equiv. 500g/1lb whole prawns, Note 5))
75 g1/2 onion (, sliced, brown or white)
4 g2 tsp ginger (, finely julienned (~2cm / 0.7" piece))
6 g2 tsp garlic (, finely chopped (~ 2 cloves))
900 g1 1/2 bunches broccolini (, trimmed, cut into 5cm / 2" lengths, (~1 1/2 cups. Sub normal broccoli))
120 g120g / 4 oz snow peas (, thin string removed from both sides)

Method: 8 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œMy son got me a wok for Christmas and we have been using it this week to make different stir frys. Tonight was the shrimp! 6 people all commented on how good it was. I purchased the shrimp and then decided to make stir fry so it was already cooked. I just adde” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
β€œHi Nagi, great recipe! Made it tonight and it was super! On a tech note, please could we have a button to click in the recipe to convert US cup type measurements to grams, mls, etc. Also a heads up that some (or all?) of the substitute ingredients suggested ” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
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