Kung Pao Shrimp
Feb 01, 2025 07:50 AM
Kung Pao Shrimp is an easy stir fry with a yummy sauce, crisp veggies & peanuts served over jasmine rice—it's better than takeout!
This is the FIRST EVER RECIPE I learned how to cook when I was 16!!! My mom was the one who first sparked my love of cooking when she let me make a kung pao shrimp recipe from the newspaper.
Decades later (jeez, I'm getting old!), I'm still making a version of this recipe, and I've memorialized it here!
Why you'll love this recipe
Quick & easy: Get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.
Better for you than takeout: It's super yummy and made with whole ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium-sized yellow onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 4 scallions, chopped into 1 inch pieces
Kung Pao Sauce
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 inch piece ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp Sriracha
Rice
- 1 cup dry jasmine rice
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 tsp butter
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
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