--- title: "Shrimp Asparagus Stir Fry" description: "Juicy plump shrimp and crisp tender asparagus in a light soy-sesame sauce. A healthy 15-minute stir-fry that always impresses." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/shrimp-asparagus-stir-fry" --- # Shrimp Asparagus Stir Fry Juicy plump shrimp and crisp tender asparagus in a light soy-sesame sauce. A healthy 15-minute stir-fry that always impresses. 6 min 2 servings taiwanese shrimp asparagus stir-fry quick healthy dinner Scale Units ## Nutrition Estimates per serving (recipe yields 2). - Calories - 241 - total 482 - Protein - 31g - total 62g - Carbs - 4g - total 8g - Fat - 10g - total 20g - Fiber - 0g - total 0g A light, low-carb dish. Doesn't include rice. ## Ingredients - ¼ cup vegetable stock - 1 teaspoon cornstarch - 1 teaspoon soy sauce - ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil - ⅛ teaspoon white pepper - ¼ teaspoon sugar - 1 tablespoon neutral oil - 1 lb shrimp - 1 bundle asparagus ## Equipment - small bowl - wok - large pan ## About A quick, healthy stir-fry with juicy shrimp and crisp asparagus in a pantry-friendly soy-sesame sauce. Chop, mix, and sauté, done in 15 minutes. Great for lunch boxes or last-minute dinners. Based on a recipe from Tiffy Cooks. ## Instructions ### Make the Sauce 1 In a small bowl , whisk together ¼ cup vegetable stock , 1 teaspoon cornstarch , 1 teaspoon soy sauce , ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil , ⅛ teaspoon white pepper , and ¼ teaspoon sugar . Set aside. ### Cook the Shrimp 2 Heat 1 tablespoon neutral oil in a wok or large pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 lb shrimp and sauté for 3-4 minutes until pink. Transfer to a plate. ### Cook the Asparagus 3 In the same pan, add 1 bundle asparagus and sauté for 2-3 minutes until crisp-tender. ### Combine 4 Return the shrimp to the pan. Give the sauce a stir to recombine and pour it in, tossing everything together. Cook for 1-2 minutes , stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and coats the shrimp and asparagus. 5 Serve immediately. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Shrimp Asparagus Stir Fry description: "Juicy plump shrimp and crisp tender asparagus in a light soy-sesame sauce. A healthy 15-minute stir-fry that always impresses." servings: 2 time: 15 minutes tags: [taiwanese, shrimp, asparagus, stir-fry, quick, healthy, dinner] cuisine: Taiwanese difficulty: easy nutrition-calories: 482 nutrition-protein: 62g nutrition-carbs: 8g nutrition-fat: 20g nutrition-fiber: 0g nutrition-note: A light, low-carb dish. Doesn't include rice. long_description: "A quick, healthy stir-fry with juicy shrimp and crisp asparagus in a pantry-friendly soy-sesame sauce. Chop, mix, and sauté, done in 15 minutes. Great for lunch boxes or last-minute dinners. Based on a recipe from Tiffy Cooks." rating: 4.5 --- == Make the Sauce == In a #small bowl{}, whisk together @vegetable stock{¼%cup}, @cornstarch{1%teaspoon}, @soy sauce{1%teaspoon}, @toasted sesame oil{½%teaspoon}, @white pepper{⅛%teaspoon}, and @sugar{¼%teaspoon}. Set aside. == Cook the Shrimp == Heat @neutral oil{1%tablespoon} in a #wok{} or #large pan{} over medium-high heat. Add @shrimp{1%lb}(peeled and deveined) and sauté for ~{3-4%minutes} until pink. Transfer to a plate. == Cook the Asparagus == In the same pan, add @asparagus{1%bundle}(trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces) and sauté for ~{2-3%minutes} until crisp-tender. == Combine == Return the shrimp to the pan. Give the sauce a stir to recombine and pour it in, tossing everything together. Cook for ~{1-2%minutes}, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and coats the shrimp and asparagus. Serve immediately. ```