This shrimp and broccoli is a quick and easy dish that's perfect for weekday dinners. Loaded with Asian flavors, it is finished in umami-rich thick sauce. You will be using an entire broccoli, even the stem! Enjoy with rice or noodles.
Shrimp and broccoli make such a great combo when it comes to one pan cooking. They are super accessible and versatile when it comes to seasoning. This Asian style dish comes together in just 20 minutes, making your meal planning a breeze!
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What to Pair With This Dish
Rice - Plain rice, brown rice, or even go for fried rice!
Noodles - Any of your favorite gluten-free noodles such as flat rice noodles, vermicelli, gluten-free ramen or soba noodles.
Make sure that your rice or noodles are ready before the shrimp and broccoli dish is done so you can dive in immediately!
Fresh vs Frozen Shrimp
Fresh is always a great option but I find frozen equally great. In fact, it might be even better as you can take the bag out of the freezer at your convenience.
If you are using fresh shrimp, make sure to rinse them thoroughly, then pat dry.
To thaw frozen shrimp, let sit in the fridge overnight, or leave in a bowl of cold water for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally to break up the frozen clumps.
Ingredients for This Recipe
- Large broccoli
- Large shrimp - fresh or frozen
- Sesame oil
- Garlic, minced
- Salt
- Sake - any cooking wine, or dry white wine works
- Oyster sauce (gluten-free)
- Tamari - this is gluten-free soy sauce
- Honey
- Cornstarch
- Water
How to Make Shrimp and Broccoli
1. Make the sauce mix: Combine the oyster sauce, tamari, honey, cornstarch and water in a small bowl and set aside.
2. Prepare broccoli: Cut off the broccoli florets. Slice (julien) the broccoli stem thinly. Boil some water in a large pan and cook the broccoli florets for 1-2 minutes until softer but still crunchy. Drain and set aside. Wipe the water off the pan.
3. Cook the stem: Heat up the sesame oil in the same pan and cook the garlic and broccoli stem together until fragrant.
4. Cook the shrimp: Add in the shrimp, then sprinkle salt and sake. Cook fully.
5. Assemble & sauce thickening: Add in the broccoli florets. Give a good stir to the seasoning mix and pour into the pan. Cook and toss gently for 2 minutes or so until the sauce thickens. Adjust with salt & pepper if necessary.
6. Serve: over rice or noodles!
*See the recipe card below for detailed instructions.
How to Store Shrimp and Broccoli
Shrimp and broccoli can be refrigerated for up to three days in an airtight container. Microwave or heat up in a pan before serving.
More Easy Shrimp Recipes
Recipe
Easy Shrimp and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 large head broccoli
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sake or cooking wine, dry white wine
Sauce ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce (gluten-free)
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- ¾ cup water
Instructions
- Pat dry the shrimps well with paper towels. Combine the sauce ingredients in a cup and set aside.
- Cut off the broccoli florets and slice (julien) the broccoli stem thinly. Boil some water in a large pan and cook the broccoli florets only for 1-2 minutes until softer but still crunchy. Drain and set aside. Wipe the water off the pan.
- Heat up the sesame oil in the same pan and cook the garlic and broccoli stem together until fragrant.
- Add in the shrimp, then sprinkle salt and sake. Cook fully.
- Add in the broccoli florets and stem. Give a good stir to the seasoning mix and pour into the pan. Cook and toss gently for 2 minutes or so until the sauce thickens. Adjust with salt & pepper if necessary.
- Serve over rice and noodles.
Notes
Nutrition
The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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