How To Make Sweet and Sour Shrimp with Broccoli
Lovers of Asian food will love this shrimp and broccoli recipe. It has a sweet and sour sauce and prepping and cooking takes just half an hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspketchup
- 3tbspsoy sauce
- 4tspsugar
- 1tbspAsian chili sauce,(such as sambal oelek)
- 2tbspcornstarch
- 2½tbsprice vinegar
- 1cuplow sodium chicken broth
- 3tbspvegetable oil
- 1bunchscallions,finely sliced, light and dark green parts divided
- 2tbspfresh ginge,finely chopped
- 3clovesgarlic,chopped
- 2lbsshrimp,peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
- 2½cupsbroccoli florets
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, combine the ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, chile sauce, cornstarch and rice vinegar. Whisk until completely smooth, then whisk in the chicken broth. Set aside.
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Set a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the light green scallions, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, for about 2 minutes. Do not brown.
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Add the shrimp and cook, stirring frequently, until mostly pink and curled, but not cooked through. Add the sauce and broccoli to the pan.
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Cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thickened and the shrimp and broccoli are cooked through. Sprinkle the dark green scallions over top and serve with rice.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 230.07kcal
- Fat:Â 8.98g
- Saturated Fat:Â 0.95g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5.44g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.79g
- Carbohydrates:Â 13.81g
- Fiber:Â 0.80g
- Sugar:Â 5.44g
- Protein:Â 23.52g
- Cholesterol:Â 190.51mg
- Sodium:Â 1434.01mg
- Calcium:Â 118.66mg
- Potassium:Â 428.86mg
- Iron:Â 1.15mg
- Vitamin A: 138.62µg
- Vitamin C:Â 32.38mg
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