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A skillet brimming with Chili Garlic Shrimp, snap peas, red bell peppers, and sliced green onions in a savory sauce.
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Chili Garlic Shrimp

Skip the takeout and make this healthier Chili Garlic Shrimp. It's so much better than takeout.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 3 servings
Author: Nisha Kapur

Ingredients

for the marinade

  • 1 inch piece ginger
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp tamari gluten-free
  • 1 tbsp siracha
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce gluten-free
  • one tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sweet chili sauce

for the shrimp stirfry

  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 pound fresh shrimp washed and dried
  • 1/2 red bell pepper thin slices
  • 1 cup snowpeas
  • 8 ounces water chestnuts, drained, washed, sliced in half canned
  • 3 stalks scallions chopped
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  • Using a mini food processor, pulse the garlic and ginger.
    Top view of a food processor bowl containing chopped pieces of cabbage and a central black blade attachment, ready for creating a vibrant slaw to perfectly complement chili garlic shrimp.
  • Here are all the sauces you will need, plus sesame oil.
    Five condiment bottles line the kitchen counter, perfect for crafting a delicious Chili Garlic Shrimp dish: Mae Ploy sweet chili sauce, Lee Kum Kee plum sauce, San-J tamari lite, Huy Fong sriracha, and Trader Joes rice vinegar.
  • Add the all the sauces to the minced ginger/garlic... hoisin, lite-tamari, siracha, rice wine vinegar, sweet chili, and sesame oil.
    A food processor bowl sits on a light-colored countertop, filled with a vibrant mix of chopped ingredients. Hints of chili and garlic infuse the dark sauce, while diced onions and a red sauce complete the preparation, evoking the flavors of a delicious shrimp dish.
  • Add half the sauce to the washed and dried shrimp. Stir and let the shrimp marinate for about 10-15 minutes (longer if you wish).
    Chili Garlic Shrimp sauce flows from the processor, enveloping the raw shrimp in a fiery embrace. Fresh herbs and garlic rest on a wooden board nearby, ready to enhance the vibrant flavor.
  • Now slice the red bell pepper, slice the water chestnuts in half, chop the scallions, and set aside snowpeas.
    Chopped vegetables on a cutting board include snow peas in a cup, sliced red bell peppers, sliced water chestnuts, and chopped green onions with a knife nearby—perfect companions for a vibrant chili garlic shrimp dish.
  • Combine water and corn starch. Set aside.
    A spoon stirring a creamy base in a white bowl on a marble countertop, ready to complement the zesty flavors of chili garlic shrimp.
  • Heat a cast-iron skillet on medium heat. Once hot, add oil. Add the shrimp and grill 2 minutes on each side. You may have to do this in 2 batches, but you won't need additional oil.
    Two chili garlic shrimp sizzle in a cast iron skillet filled with hot oil, nestled on a stove.
  • Flip after 2 minutes on one side.
    Chili garlic shrimp sizzle in a cast iron skillet on the stovetop, with a pair of tongs confidently holding one plump shrimp.
  • Remove shrimp from the skillet and set aside.
    A bowl of chili garlic shrimp, perfectly seasoned with spices, sits on a white countertop. In the background, a stove and pepper grinder subtly hint at culinary artistry.
  • In the same pan on medium heat, add the bell pepper and snowpeas. You don't need additional oil. Stir and cook for 1 minute.
    Chili garlic shrimp sizzle alongside snow peas and sliced red bell peppers in a cast iron skillet on the stovetop.
  • Add the chestnuts and remaining sauce. Stir and cook for 30 seconds.
    A skillet on a stove sizzles with snow peas, red bell peppers, and water chestnuts in a rich sauce with minced garlic, possibly cooking or stir-frying. The tantalizing aroma hints at the addition of succulent chili garlic shrimp.
  • Combine water and corn starch, and add to the veggies. Stir. Cook for 30 seconds.
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  • Add the shrimp back in. Stir and cook for a minute. Turn off the stove.
    The aroma of chili garlic shrimp fills the air as shrimp and vegetables are being sautéed in a skillet. With a gentle flick of the spatula, more shrimp is added to the sizzling mixture, infusing it with bold flavors.
  • Garnish with scallions. Serve with brown rice.
    Chili Garlic Shrimp sizzling with green peas, red peppers, and scallions in a skillet.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 874mg | Potassium: 740mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1104IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 3mg