How To Make Shrimp Stir Fry with Orange and Broccoli
This stir fry dish is perfect when you don’t have the time to cook up a complicated meal. The orange juice gives the shrimp a sweet and tangy flavor.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Shrimp & Broccoli
- 1 ½lbshrimplarge
- 3cupsbroccoli florets
- 2tspvegetable oil
- 1cuporange juice
- 2tbspsoy sauce
- 1 ½tbspgranulated sugar
- 1tspCorn Starch
- Salt and pepperto taste
- 2tbspgreen onionssliced
- 2tspsesame seeds
Fried Rice
- 2cupsMahatma Jasmine Rice
- 1tbspgarlicminced
- 1tbspsesame oil
- 2tbspsesame seeds
- 1tspVegetable Oil
- salt
Instructions
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In a medium pot, place water and salt. Bring the water to a boil, then add Mahatma Jasmine Rice.
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Bring the water back to a boil then turn the heat to low, cover the pot and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the cover and fluff the rice with a fork.
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While the rice is cooking, heat a large pan over medium-high. Add the broccoli to the pan along with water.
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Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until broccoli is tender.
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Season the broccoli with salt and pepper and remove it from the pan. Set aside.
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Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and return it to medium-high heat. Add vegetable oil.
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Add the shrimp in a single layer and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Cook the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until pink and opaque. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside.
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Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and add the orange juice, soy sauce and sugar. Bring to a boil and cook until the mixture has reduced by half and is starting to turn syrupy.
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Mix 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of cold water and add the mixture to the pan.
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Boil for 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
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Pour the sauce over the shrimp and broccoli and cover with foil to keep warm.
For Fried Rice
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Heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
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Add the rice, sesame oil, and sesame seeds to the pan and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Place the rice on a platter and top with the shrimp and broccoli mixture. Garnish with the sliced green onions. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Calories: 862.42kcal
- Fat: 15.51g
- Saturated Fat: 2.56g
- Trans Fat: 0.11g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.07g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.99g
- Carbohydrates: 104.49g
- Fiber: 2.76g
- Sugar: 17.95g
- Protein: 72.48g
- Cholesterol: 571.53mg
- Sodium: 3028.50mg
- Calcium: 379.81mg
- Potassium: 1023.88mg
- Iron: 6.81mg
- Vitamin A: 333.08µg
- Vitamin C: 81.86mg
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