Description
Get ready to bring bold flavors to your table with this quick and easy dinner idea. This Delicious Asian Shrimp and Cabbage Stir Fry is a perfect mix of juicy shrimp, crisp vegetables, and a savory sauce that comes together in minutes. Whether you’re looking for a healthy snack, quick breakfast alternative, or easy dinner recipe, this dish delivers vibrant taste and satisfying texture. It’s one of those food ideas you’ll keep coming back to when you need something simple yet impressive.
Ingredients
1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
4 cups green cabbage chopped
1 cup carrots julienned
1 cup bell peppers sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp ginger grated
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 green onions chopped
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
1. Prepare all ingredients by cleaning the shrimp, chopping vegetables, mincing garlic, and grating ginger.
2. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, and a splash of water to create the sauce.
3. Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat and cook shrimp for 1–2 minutes per side until pink, then remove.
4. In the same pan, sauté garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
5. Add cabbage, carrots, and bell peppers, stir frying for 3–5 minutes until tender-crisp.
6. Return shrimp to the pan and pour in the sauce, tossing everything together.
7. Cook for another 1–2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
8. Finish with sesame oil, green onions, and red pepper flakes before serving.
Notes
Use high heat to achieve the best stir fry texture and avoid soggy vegetables.
Do not overcook the shrimp, as they can become rubbery very quickly.
Prepare all ingredients before cooking since the process moves fast.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 180mg