This weeknight meal is shrimp with green peas, cashews and cashews. This dish is quick and easy to prepare but packs a fantastic flavour. It’s delicious over noodles or steamed rice!
Shrimp with Green Peas & Cashew
Are you looking for an easy dinner recipe? This easy shrimp recipe with green peas, cashews, and cashews is excellent for those nights when you need more time or inclination to cook complicated recipes.
This dish takes only 30 minutes to prepare, but it tastes fantastic! It combines sweet shrimp, green beans, crunchy roasted cashews, and savoury sauce with fluffy steamed rice.
It is quick and easy to prepare and requires no running around in the city to get the ingredients.
What you will need?
- Shrimp – I prefer to use shell-on shrimp and then peel them myself for a better texture and taste.
- Garlic
- Carrots– to add colour and texture
- Use frozen sweet peas; canned peas are too salty and unpalatable.
- Cashews – Choose unsalted cashews and roast them to get the aroma and flavour you want
- Cornstarch – To thicken the sauce and velvet the shrimp
- Soy sauce– Use low-sodium varieties such as Kikkoman
- Shaoxing Wine – Chinese cooking wine. You can use dry sherry or cooking sake if it is unavailable.
- Oyster sauce– adds umami flavour.
- Brown sugar – For a balanced sweet and savoury flavour
Velveting
The Chinese cooking technique of Velveting is used for stir-frying. The shrimp is first marinated in egg white and cornstarch, then briefly blanched in hot oil.
This step seals moisture in the shrimp and prevents them from overcooking. This results in a soft, tender texture.
How to serve and stock?
- This easy shrimp and vegetable stir-fry is excellent for lunch or dinner. Serve it with steamed rice or egg noodles.
- You can store leftovers in an airtight container for 3 days or freeze them for 2 months. For maximum freshness and crunch, keep the cashews in a container and add them to the dish once you are ready to serve.
Shrimp with Green Peas & Cashew Recipe
Are you looking for an easy dinner recipe? This shrimp recipe with cashews and green peas can be prepared in minutes. It packs fantastic flavour! Serve with steamed rice, noodles or couscous.
Quick Overview of Recipe
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cooking Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minute
- Course: Main Entree
Ingredients
- Medium shrimp 1 lb, peeled and deveined
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled then sliced thinly
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled. Slice thin.
- 1 large carrot, peeled. Slice thinly
- 2 stalks of celery, cut thinly on a bias.
- 1 cup frozen green beans, thawed
- 1/2 cup unsalted roasted cashews
- Salt and pepper to your liking
Stir-Fry Sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster paste
- 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wines
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Cooking steps & Instructions
- Combine egg white and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix until foamy. Well.
- Mix in shrimp and coat well. Let marinate for 10 to 15 minutes, then drain.
- Combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients in a bowl: water, soy sauce and oyster sauce, Chinese cooking wines, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of cornstarch. Whisk until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large pan or wok over high heat. Cook the shrimp until they turn pink. Keep warm.
- Save about 1 tablespoon of oil. Cook onions and garlic until softened.
- Stir in celery and carrots.
- Cook for 30-40 seconds or until half-done.
- Stir fry sauce into the saucepan. C
- ook on low heat until thickened.
- Add the green peas and shrimp.
- Cook, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp and green peas are cooked through. Vegetables should be tender but crisp.
- Toss in the roasted cashews.
- Salt and pepper to your liking.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Information
- Calories: 333kcal
- Carbohydrates 22g
- Protein 23g
- Fat: 16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
- Monounsaturated fat 9g
- Trans Fat 0.04g
- Cholesterol: 143mg
- Potassium 511mg
- Fiber 4g
- Sugar 6g
- Vitamin A: 3120IU
- Vitamin C: 19mg
- Calcium: 109mg
- Iron 2 mg
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