Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry
Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) Hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce
- 1 1/2 lb (675 g) shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 cups (500 ml) snow peas trimmed and cut on the diagonal into thirds
- 6 green onions, finely sliced (keep the white and green parts separate)
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) chopped fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) Asian chile paste, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) toasted sesame oil
- Salt
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the hoisin sauce, vinegar and soy sauce. Set aside.
- Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels.
- In a wok, heat half the vegetable oil over high heat. Stir-fry half the shrimp until they change colour, about 2 minutes. Season with salt. Set aside and repeat with the remaining vegetable oil and shrimp. Set aside.
- In the same wok over medium-high heat, stir-fry the remaining ingredients, except the green part of the green onions, in the sesame oil for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the shrimp and reserved sauce. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more. Garnish with the green part of the green onions.
- Serve on basmati rice.
Sesame Shrimp Stir-Fry