Sweet and Spicy Shrimp and Zucchini Stir-Fry (2024)

Only 5 minutes to make this flavorful SWEET and SPICY SHRIMP and ZUCCHINI STIR-FRY! Quick and easy deliciousness!

In Asian cooking,we like our food to have layers of flavors. It’s not enough for it to be just plain salty or savory or even sweet. It’s got to be more than that.

It has to be a little sweet, a little spicy, quite tangy….a combination offlavors that will excite one’s palate – delicious complexity in other words.

That’s why I love Asian food, not just because I grew up with it but because I never find it boring. My taste buds never tire of it because it always seems to offer something new and fresh.

That’s the case with this easy stir-fry. It takes just 5-7 minutes to cook itand yet thecomplexities of flavors are there – sweet and spicy from the sweet chili sauce, salty and savory from the soy sauce, additional richness from the sesame oil and of course thetaste itself from the zucchini and the shrimp – all work together to give this stir-fry it’s wonderful andyummytaste.

The first time I made this I used some onions (see photo below) but I omitted it the second time around. You can add onions if you like or just use the garlic instead. They are both fine either way.

So when you are in the mood for a quick and easy stir-fry that packs in the flavor, why not give this a try? Of course, don’t forget the rice!

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INGREDIENTS FOR SWEET & SPICY SHRIMP & ZUCCHINI

• Vegetable Oil
• Garlic cloves
• Zucchini (you can use bell peppers, instead if you like)
• Soy sauce
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Jumbo Shrimps (peeled and deveined)
• Salt
• Sweet Chili Sauce
• A few drops of Sesame oil.

*You may add some chopped onions for some extra aroma and flavor, too.

*Get a gluten-free soy-sauce and sweet chili sauce if on a gluten-free diet.

*Adjust the heat/spice level to your liking. Just taste it before adding it and then determine how spicy you want it to be.

Procedure

Heat up awok or a large frying pan tohigh heat.Swirl in the vegetable oil. Add the garlic and cook very brieflyjust until aromatic, a few seconds only.Add the zucchini slices and drizzle the soy sauce on top. Stir-fry for a couple of minutes or until tender. Season with a little ground pepper, to taste.

Push thezucchini to the side of the wok/frying pan.If the pan/wok is quite dry at this point, add a little more oil. Place the shrimp in one layer. Let it cook for1 minute without stirring. Season with a little salt (just a pinch). After1 minute, stir-fry with the zucchiniuntil it has turned fully opaque,about 1 more minute.

Quickly, stir in the sweet chili sauce and coat the zucchini and shrimp. Add a few drops of sesame oil to the mix. Serve immediately with some freshly cooked rice.

Enjoy!

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Last updated on August 28th, 2023 at 10:01 pm