Ingredients
2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp. sesame oil
1 small head broccoli, cut into small florets
8 oz. sugar snap peas
1 red bell pepper, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. minced ginger
1/2 c. low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp. cornstarch
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp. packed brown sugar
Pinch red pepper flakes
Preparation
Step 1In a large skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Cook until pink, 5 minutes, then remove from skillet.Step 2Return skillet to heat and heat sesame oil. Add broccoli, peas, and bell pepper and cook until soft, 7 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.Step 3In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, cornstarch, lime juice, brown sugar, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Add to skillet and toss to coat. Add shrimp and cook until heated through, 2 minutes.
Traditionally, stir-fries are cooked in a wok over extremely high heat. While it’s impossible to replicate that in a home kitchen, a cast iron skillet is the next best thing. Read on for more top tips on how to make this easy one-pot dinner. Prep everything ahead of time. Stir-frying is a fast-paced cooking method, which means there’s no time to be doing any prep work once you start cooking. You’ll want to make sure all of your ingredients are prepped and ready (we’d even suggest stirring together the sauce in advance) before you turn on the heat. Mix up your veg. Stir-fries are endlessly customizable– that’s one of the reasons we love them. This recipe calls for broccoli, sugar snap peas, and red pepper, but feel free to mix it up according to what you have in the refrigerator or what you’re craving. Some of our favorite veggie alternatives include cauliflower, green beans, and asparagus. Serve it with rice! No question about it: a stir-fry almost always requires rice. Fluffy, freshly cooked rice that you can layer at the bottom of the bowl to create a nice little bed for your stir-fry–and soak up all that sauce. Have you made this yet? Let us know how it went in the comments below! Editor’s Note: This recipe was updated on May 19, 2022, to include more information about the dish.
