How To Make Sweet and Sour Shrimp with Broccoli
Lovers of Asian food will love this shrimp and broccoli recipe. It has a sweet and sour sauce and prepping and cooking takes just half an hour.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspketchup
- 3tbspsoy sauce
- 4tspsugar
- 1tbspAsian chili sauce,(such as sambal oelek)
- 2tbspcornstarch
- 2½tbsprice vinegar
- 1cuplow sodium chicken broth
- 3tbspvegetable oil
- 1bunchscallions,finely sliced, light and dark green parts divided
- 2tbspfresh ginge,finely chopped
- 3clovesgarlic,chopped
- 2lbsshrimp,peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
- 2½cupsbroccoli florets
Instructions
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In a medium bowl, combine the ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, chile sauce, cornstarch and rice vinegar. Whisk until completely smooth, then whisk in the chicken broth. Set aside.
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Set a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the light green scallions, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft, for about 2 minutes. Do not brown.
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Add the shrimp and cook, stirring frequently, until mostly pink and curled, but not cooked through. Add the sauce and broccoli to the pan.
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Cook, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thickened and the shrimp and broccoli are cooked through. Sprinkle the dark green scallions over top and serve with rice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 230.07kcal
- Fat: 8.98g
- Saturated Fat: 0.95g
- Trans Fat: 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.44g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.79g
- Carbohydrates: 13.81g
- Fiber: 0.80g
- Sugar: 5.44g
- Protein: 23.52g
- Cholesterol: 190.51mg
- Sodium: 1434.01mg
- Calcium: 118.66mg
- Potassium: 428.86mg
- Iron: 1.15mg
- Vitamin A: 138.62µg
- Vitamin C: 32.38mg
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