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Best Shrimp Stir Fry

Juicy shrimp and colorful vegetables in a glossy garlic-ginger-soy sauce — better-than-takeout in 15 minutes.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Stir Fry Sauce
  • ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • ¼ cup broth
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • Shrimp & Stir Fry
  • 1 lb large shrimp peeled & deveined
  • 2 tbsp neutral oil divided
  • 4 cups mixed vegetables
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger minced
  • 3 scallions sliced (white + green separated)

Instructions
 

  • Whisk all sauce ingredients — set aside.
  • Pat shrimp dry.
  • Heat wok blazing hot, sear shrimp 1–2 min/side — remove.
  • Stir-fry vegetables 3–4 min.
  • Add garlic, ginger, scallion whites — 30 sec.
  • Return shrimp, pour sauce — toss 30–60 sec until glossy.
  • Serve immediately over rice with sesame seeds.

Notes

  • Wok must be smoking hot for authentic texture
  • Sauce thickens in seconds — stir before adding
  • Gluten-free: tamari + GF oyster sauce
  • Freeze cooked stir fry up to 2 months
  • Double sauce if you love it saucy