Chinese Shrimp Recipes: Flavorful and Delicious!

If you happen to be a fan of Chinese cuisine, or simply wish to have something different to your usual weeknight dinners, then these Chinese shrimp recipes are just right.

From delicious egg noodles to tender white rice that goes with shrimp: take your pick and be prepared for a delightful burst of flavors!

Best Chinese Shrimp Recipes

Combining flavorful shrimp and other staples to create amazing Asian-style dishes, these Chinese shrimp recipes are awesome to make from time to time.

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Stir-fried Shrimp and Egg Recipe

This protein-powered main course warrants a meal of eggs stir-fried to perfection and seasoned with scallions. The best part? Anyone can crack it!

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A close-up shot of red shrimp sauteed with green beans and sprinkled with white sesame seeds

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Hunan Shrimp Recipe

We sought to keep this recipe as close to the original as possible. Slight changes like replacing regular soy sauce with a low-sodium version ensure you’ll get a healthy and authentic Hunanese dish with no compromise on flavor!

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Shrimp Chow Fun Recipe

This is a Chow Fun recipe we can get behind. It’s no fuss and no shortage of flavor! Plus, anything that takes 20 minutes to prepare and tastes this good should be on your menu immediately.

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A dish full of cooked shrimp, green beans, and carrot strips, surrounded by a soup bowl, a rice bowl, a soy sauce bowl, a watermelon drink, and split cashews

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Cashew Shrimp Recipe

The best part about a dish like this is how it combines crunchy textures with a meaty substance. You’ll love every single bite! Serve it with rice for a meal that’ll draw compliments from each guest.

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Honey Walnut Shrimp Recipe

This recipe champions shrimp with a luscious honey-walnut glaze. A magnificent mix of juicy and crispy textures and sweet, nutty aromas best complemented with a bowl of cooked rice.

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Sesame Shrimp Recipe

This recipe features crispy atop crispy components; broccoli, snow peas, and a sprinkle of crunchy toasted sesame seeds. If it isn’t enough that the dish is a texture haven, it’s topped with a honey-sriracha sauce that takes it way above average.

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Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

This popular dish with Chinese origins showcases regional aromas of savory and umami. The flavors accompany a colorful green pea, carrot, and corn stir fry. Once finished, you’ll have a mouthful of textures that’ll leave you satisfied.

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Shrimp Lo Mein Recipe

With dishes like this one, who needs to order Chinese? Especially if you can simmer those brown sugar and sesame flavors down to authentic Chinese aromas from the comfort of your kitchen!

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Kung Pao Shrimp Recipe

Take your meals to serious new heights by adding this recipe to your menu. You can count on hoisin, soy sauce, and brown sugar to pack a punch of flavors into the shrimp in just 20 minutes! Now that’s how you serve a truly flavorful meal.

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Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe

While chow mein is well and truly Chinese, there’s no need to shy away from making it yourself. Follow our recipe to the tee, and you’ll have this meal ready quicker than it takes you to order takeout!

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Shrimp Mei Fun Recipe

Typical Chinese flavors like hoisin and soy sauces with hints of lime and curry tie together rice noodles and fresh shrimp in this dish. A flavor bombshell waiting to be indulged.

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A non-stick pan full of shrimp chop suey with a metal spoon on the side.

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Shrimp Chop Suey Recipe

This spin on chop suey ensures you still get your vegetables. It features carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and snow peas, and you can even add leftover veggies for more textures!

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A close-up shot of battered-shrimp cooked with chunks of red peppers, green peppers, and pineapples, garnished with thinly sliced scallion and white sesame seeds

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Sweet and Sour Shrimp Recipe

A citrusy umami sauce is the base of this sweet and sour stir-fry. Once seared, the shrimp and vegetables turn crisp and caramelized while tender. Love it? You can experiment with less sugar (or more!) to find new ways to make this recipe work for you.

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Orange Shrimp Recipe

This gorgeous dish is visually appealing and flavorful. It pops with colors that’ll make a rainbow jealous, and the quenching citrus is refreshing. An overall sweet and savory dish for the books.

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A plated colorful saute of Moo Shu Shrimp, carrot, peppers, and cabages

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Moo Shu Shrimp Recipe

You’ve had Moo Shu pork; now it’s time to try Moo Shu shrimp! This recipe incorporates eggs and stir-fried veggies for a lightning-quick, fulfilling meal. And you’ll love how easy it is to prepare!

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Give these recipes a try and fall in love with these fantastic flavors.

Seasonings for Chinese Shrimp

To cook shrimp with a Chinese flair, it’s all about the seasoning. Here are some most commonly used ingredients in Chinese cuisine for boosting the flavor of shrimp:

Ginger: Ginger has a sweet and spicy taste with a pungent aroma. It usually goes in soups, sauces, and saute dishes for extra heat.
Garlic: Garlic has a distinctively powerful taste. Pan-fried foods often call for roasted garlic for an effective kick of flavor.
Cilantro: The fresh and minty fragrance of cilantro enhances the dishes’ aroma, while its bright green coloring adds to the visual effect.
Scallions/ Green onions: When it comes to taste, these greens are the mildest among all types of onions. They are commonly used in Chinese cuisine to add color and aroma to a variety of dishes.
Chili: Chili’s spiciness helps boost the food’s flavor and warm you up on chilly days. It is often combined with vegetable oil to make chili oil, a popular liquid condiment in many Chinese recipes.
Black pepper: Black pepper adds that powerful ‘oomph’ to the food and is an excellent alternative for those who cannot eat chili but are looking for some extra pungency.
Soy sauce: Soy sauce is extremely popular in Chinese cuisine and brings that savory umami flavor to any dish it is part of.
Oyster sauce: This syrupy liquid has a slightly sweet and salty taste and is often used to season noodles, meat, and seafood.

What to Serve With Chinese Shrimp

These protein-packed shrimp dishes make fulfilling meals. And they’re all the better with the accompaniment of fresh veggies.

Let’s see, any fan of broccoli here? Try this Chinese Broccoli Recipe. It works wonderfully well with Chinese shrimp dishes.

And if you’re a sucker for pickled dishes, then our Pickled Cabbage Recipe and Pickled Cauliflower Recipe will make a wonderful match for Asian-style shrimp.

How about on cold winter days? These Cabbage Soup and Cabbage Potato Soup

pair beautifully with shrimp, giving a satisfying warming effect. It’s that hot flavorful broth that gently embraces the meal.