Description
A flavorful and vibrant ginger citrus shrimp stir-fry, perfect for a quick weeknight dinner! Serve with rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon ginger, minced, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1/8 cup tamari, soy sauce, or Bragg’s Gluten Free Liquid Aminos
- Generous pinch red pepper flakes (optional /to taste)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch (optional)
- 10–12 ounces shrimp (raw, thawed, peeled, and deveined) or crispy tofu
- 4 cups broccoli, cut into very small florets
- 3/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Whisk together orange juice and zest, 1 tablespoon ginger, 2 garlic cloves, maple syrup, sesame oil, tamari (or soy), red pepper flakes, and cornstarch.
- Lightly salt shrimp. Heat up a pan, add oil to coat the pan, let it warm up to medium-high heat. Add shrimp, create a well in the middle and then add 1 teaspoon ginger and 1/2 teaspoon garlic. Cook the shrimp about 30-45 seconds on each side, remove from the pan, and set aside.
- Add broccoli to the pan with more oil if needed, and stir fry for about 5 minutes, then add red onion and sauté another 3 minutes.
- Add the stir-fry sauce, stirring for 1 minute, until it bubbles. Add the cooked shrimp and stir for another minute or until the shrimp is cooked through.
- Taste, adjust salt and pepper to taste, and add more chili flakes if you like.
- Remove from heat and serve with jasmine rice, noodles, brown rice, or whatever you prefer.
Notes
- The cornstarch is optional and can be omitted if you prefer a thinner sauce.
- For a vegetarian option, replace shrimp with crispy tofu.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 150mg