Sesame Shrimp Recipe

Our sesame shrimp recipe is a quick and easy way to enjoy this Chinese dish at home. The shrimp is drenched in sauce and served over white rice with some blanched snow peas on the side.

Is Sesame Shrimp Healthy?

Yes, it is a nutritious meal.

First of all, 1 serving of this meal contains about 41 g of protein, coming from the shrimp alone.

We serve the shrimp with rice and blanched snow peas, which incorporate carbs, micronutrients, and fiber into the meal. Both are perfectly portioned so that each serving yields about 500 calories.

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We also make sure not to use too much sauce, leaving each serving with only 534 mg sodium. Compared to the USDA’s suggested upper intake of 2300 mg per day, this amount takes up 23%.

Ingredients Main

Our sesame shrimp recipe calls for shrimp, cooked rice, snow peas, and several Chinese seasonings/ sauces:

1. Sesame Sauce

To make the sauce, you’ll need at least garlic, soy sauce, cornstarch, rice vinegar, honey (or sugar), sriracha, and sesame oil. They make for a glossy sauce with a concentrated flavor and a wonderful sesame aroma.

You can also find other sesame sauce variations in our Honey Sesame Chicken Recipe Recipe and Air Fryer Sesame Chicken Recipe.

If you’re a big fan of spicy food, add to the mix some spicy red pepper flakes and hot paprika, not the sweet one. If not, you can use non-spicy red pepper flakes and sweet paprika for a gorgeous aesthetic, like we do.

2. Shrimp

This sesame shrimp recipe welcomes shrimp of all sorts, fresh or frozen. If you’re using fresh shrimp, leave the tail on for presentation.

3. Vegetable

Like most of our Chinese dishes, we try to sneak in some cooked crisp greens. Our repertoire includes broccoli and green beans amongst others, but today we’re using snow peas, which need nothing but a quick 5-minute blanch.

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4. Cooked Rice

As it often is, we’re serving this dish with medium-grain white rice. If you like, switch it for whole-grain rice for more vitamins and minerals.

Since the shrimp come together quickly, you should have some rice prepared beforehand. Whenever we’re short on time, home-made frozen packets of rice are just the ticket.

How to Store and Reheat the Leftover

The shrimp, rice, and vegetables should be stored in separate containers:

• Shrimp: up to 4 days in the fridge, 3 months in the freezer.
• Rice: up to 5 days in the fridge, 3 months in the freezer.
• Snow peas: up to 5 days in the fridge but don’t thaw well from frozen.

We use air-tight containers, food-wrapped clean bowls, or Ziploc bags when the fridge is a bit tight.

To reheat:

• Shrimp: stir in a non-stick pan over low heat and allow to bubble for 2 minutes. Or, microwave for 1 minute if refrigerated, 3 minutes if frozen.
• Rice: stir in a non-stick pan over low heat with about 2 tbsp water and turn the heat off just as steam appears. Or, microwave with 2 tbsp water for 1 minute if refrigerated, 3 minutes if frozen.
• Snow peas: needn’t be reheated.

What to Serve With

This dish is best paired with a soup and a drink. We’ve looked through our menu, and these two are just the right options:

• Sesame Shrimp
• Winter Melon Meatball Soup
• Pear Juice

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Sesame Shrimp Recipe

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Our sesame shrimp recipe makes a tasty dish of glossy shrimp and rice in just 20 minutes. The crisp snow peas really make a difference.

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• cook TIME 15 mins
• prep TIME 5 mins
• total TIME 20 mins

• COURSE Main Course
• CUISINE Asian, Chinese
• SERVINGS
  4

  servings
• CALORIES 495 kcal

INGREDIENTS

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• 12 oz peeled shrimp (from 24 oz whole)
• 2 tbsp white sesame seeds (toasted)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 6 oz snow peas
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp sriracha
• 1 tsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 2 tbsp scallion (sliced on a bias)
• 3 1/2 cups cooked medium-grain rice

INSTRUCTIONS

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1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside: 2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce, 2 tbsp water, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tsp sriracha, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp red pepper flakes, 1 tsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and 1/2 tsp paprika.

2

Add 6 oz snow peas to the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Prepare an ice bath while they’re cooking, and shock them in the ice bath once they’re done. Leave them in a colander or large sieve to dry.

3

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tbsp garlic and stir for about 30 seconds.

4

Add 12 oz peeled shrimp to the skillet, and occasionally stir for about 2 minutes or until cooked through.

5

Add the sauce mixture and stir for about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.

6

Drizzle with 1 tbsp sesame oil and stir to combine.

7

Sprinkle 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds and 2 tbsp scallion on top.

8

Enjoy with cooked snow peas and rice.

NUTRITION

Nutrition Facts

Sesame Shrimp Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 495Calories from Fat 93

% Daily Value*

Fat 10.3g

16%

Saturated Fat 1.5g

9%

Polyunsaturated Fat 3.1g

Monounsaturated Fat 4.9g

Cholesterol 273.9mg

91%

Sodium 533.9mg

23%

Potassium 646.6mg

18%

Carbohydrate 58.9g

20%

Fiber 2.1g

9%

Sugar 6.5g

7%

Protein 40.8g

82%

Vitamin A 451.2IU

9%

Vitamin C 2.1mg

3%

Calcium 190.6mg

19%

Iron 3mg

17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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