Chinese Black Pepper Shrimp
Black Pepper Shrimp is one of my favorite dishes when friends and family come over. Everybody likes black pepper sauce, and it is really hard to come up with tasty shrimp dishes that everyone likes. This one is a winner-winner crustacean dinner.
Ingredients
Black Pepper Sauce
- ¼ cup chicken stock (or water)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
Stir-Fry
- 3 tablespoons neutral oil (divided)
- 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ medium onion (sliced)
- 1 medium bell pepper (chopped into 1 ½ inch chunks, use multiple colors if you can)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine all the black pepper sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat two tablespoons of oil in a wok over medium-high heat until it's lightly smoking. Fry the shrimp in two batches, cooking each batch for 30 seconds on each side. The goal is to cook the shrimp about 90% through but not fully cooked. We will finish cooking them in the final step with the sauce. Transfer the shrimp to a plate, leaving the oil behind.
- Add the remaining one tablespoon of oil, ginger, and garlic, and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add onions and bell peppers, and stir-fry for another two minutes.
- Give the black pepper sauce a stir, and then add it to the wok. Continue to stir fry until the sauce starts bubbling. Return the shrimp to the wok and mix everything for 1 minute. Serve immediately with white rice!
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 24gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 533mgPotassium: 425mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 935IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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