How to Make Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp stir-fry is a great way to eat seafood and get a healthy portion of delicious vegetables as well. It is a quick and easy dish to prepare, and you can just as easily make enough to feed 20 as you can to feed 2.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 lb. of de-veined shrimp
• Mushrooms
• 1 zucchini
• 1 squash
• 1 package of quick-cooking brown rice
• Butter or margarine
• Soy sauce
• Skillet
• Pot
• Spoon

How to Make Shrimp Stir-Fry

1. 
   Some people prefer white rice to brown. Either kind will work for this dish.

   Start the rice.Prepare the rice according to the instructions on the package. Generally, this involves bringing water to a boil and then covering the rice in a pot and letting it simmer for about 10 minutes. Once you have reached the simmering stage, move on to the next step.

2. 

   Slice the squash, mushrooms and zucchini. These slices should be fairly thin so that they cook rapidly once you put them in the skillet. When you are done, move the sliced vegetables to the side.

3. 

   Heat 2 pats of butter or margarine in the skillet on medium heat.As they melt, spread them around so that they cover the entire bottom of the skillet. This will prevent your food from sticking and add flavor.

4. 
   These shrimp are nearly done.

   Cook the shrimp in the butter. As you stir the shrimp, add dashes of soy sauce to keep them moist. The shrimp will turn pink and white as they cook.

5. Add the vegetables.Stir the vegetables in when the shrimp are almost done. Mix everything together.

6. Cover the skillet.This will let the vegetables and shrimp steam and cook the vegetables without burning the shrimp.

7. Scoop the rice into a large serving bowl. Make sure that the serving bowl is big enough to hold the rice, shrimp and vegetables.

8. 
   You can add as many different types of vegetables as you wish. This illustration shows shrimp stir-fry with our ingredients plus baby corn, broccoli and bamboo shoots.

   Serve the shrimp and vegetables over the rice. You may wish to offer soy sauce, butter or ginger sauce to go with your dish, but it will also be delicious plain. Enjoy your Asian-inspired dinner!

Tips & Warnings

• To make this recipe even lower in fat, you can use a tablespoon of vegetable or peanut oil instead of butter.
• Some people prefer to add the cooked rice to the skillet and fry it in the butter and soy sauce mixture as well. This is a tasty alternative to simply serving the shrimp mixture over rice.

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[Rockney]

on 1/23/2009 Great Recipe!