Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry

Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry is a ridiculously easy and even more delicious weeknight meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes! Chock full of vegetables and good-for-you ingredients, it’s a wonderful way to get dinner on the table.

This dish right here? This Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry? It’s all you’ll need for dinner tonight. This week. This month. This year!

Spicy Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients:

The base of this sauce comes from my tried and true favorite stir fry sauce recipe. With a punch from fresh ginger, lime, and Thai chili sauce it is transformed into the perfect spicy stir fry sauce. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Soy Sauce
• Rice Wine Vinegar
• Sesame Oil
• Fish Sauce
• Brown Sugar
• Fresh Lime Juice
• Thai Chili Sauce
• Fresh Ginger & Garlic

The spicy sauce + tender shrimp + rice noodles = the best shrimp stir fry recipe!

How to soften Rice Noodles

My favorite way to serve this stir fry is with rice noodles, otherwise known as Pad Thai noodles. I love them for a few reasons! They’re easy to prepare, soak up tons of flavor, and have the best texture.

To soften the noodles, (carefully) place them in screaming hot (nearly boiling) water and separate them slightly using your fingers or chopsticks. Let them soak for ten minutes before draining and adding to the rest of the ingredients.

How to make spicy shrimp stir fry:

1. Soak the noodles. As outlined above.
2. Cook the veggies. So simple! So fresh and healthy!
3. Make the sauce. It’s so good!
4. Add the sauce to the veggies. Then the noodles.
5. Add the shrimp. They cook very quickly and only require a minute or two. Give everything a good stir to be sure it’s combined.
6. Serve with cilantro, sesame seeds, and a squeeze of lime!

How to Thaw Frozen Shrimp for Cooking

This recipe calls for raw shrimp. I like to buy the bags of frozen, raw shrimp that are already peeled and deveined to cut down on prep time.

• The night before cooking, remove the shrimp from the bag, place in a colander set over a mixing bowl and place in the fridge. The shrimp can be covered with plastic wrap, if desired.
• Remove the shrimp from the fridge at least 30 minutes before cooking. This allows the shrimp to come up to room temperature slightly. If ice cold shrimp go into a hot pan, they may become tough.
• Discard whatever liquid is in the bottom of the mixing bowl and rinse shrimp well under cold water.
• Remove tails, discard, and rinse shrimp again. Let shrimp sit in colander until ready to use.

Try this Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry for yourself and let me know what you think!

Print Recipe

4.91 from 10 votes

Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry

This simple, spicy, and sweet shrimp stir fry is packed full of veggies and ready in less than thirty minutes!

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Dinner, Stir Fry, Weeknight Meals

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 184kcal

Author: Amanda Gajdosik

Ingredients

• 4 lunchbox peppers sliced thin
• 1 small onion sliced thin
• 1 medium carrot sliced thin
• 1 ½ cups snap peas
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• ½ tsp. sesame oil
• 1 tsp. fish sauce
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 lime juiced
• ¼ cup sweet Thai chili sauce
• 1 tsp. freshly shredded ginger
• 2 tsp. garlic
• 1 package flat rice noodles such as Taste of Thai
• 12 oz. fresh shrimp peeled and deveined
• Cilantro for serving
• Fresh limes for serving
• Sesame seeds for serving

Instructions

• Place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with VERY HOT water. Stir to separate and let soak for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet or wok, heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers, onion, carrots, and peas (and any other vegetables you feel like using) and cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies begin to soften.
• While the veggies cook, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, chili sauce, ginger, and garlic.
• Pour sauce over veggies, stirring to combine, before adding softened rice noodles. Cook for another 2 minutes before adding shrimp. Cook for another 2 – 3 minutes, or until shrimp are just perfectly pink.
• Remove from heat and top with cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice, and sesame seeds before serving.

Notes

• Refer to the post for an in-depth explanation on how I prepare my raw shrimp for cooking.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 214mg | Sodium: 2395mg | Potassium: 378mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 3824IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 4mg