Delicious garlic ginger shrimp stir-fried in soy sauce and green onion. This quick 15-minute meal is both flavorful and easy to make.
If you’re looking for more Asian inspired recipes to serve with garlic shrimp, try our crispy spring rolls or rice noodle stir-fry.
Garlic Ginger Shrimp
A quick meal doesn’t have to mean a boring meal. This garlic ginger shrimp recipe is a winner when you’re short on time. Just make sure the shrimps are thawed in advance. To make the cooking process even faster, I peel and devein the shrimp in advance also. If you know you’ll be really right on time, mince and chop everything ahead of time and keep it refrigerated until needed.
This might end up being the fastest dinner you’ve ever made. I must say, there is quite a prominent taste of ginger, hence the name of the recipe is garlic “ginger” shrimp. I love ginger so it doesn’t seem too overpowering in my opinion. You’re always more than welcome to add less if you’re unsure if you like ginger or not.
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How to make ginger shrimp
- In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, and stir for about 1 minute.
- Then toss in the shrimp and cook over medium-high heat until they develop a pinkish orange color. This will take about 2-3 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp.
- Add in the low sodium soy sauce and sugar and stir for another minute.
- Lastly, add in the green onion and serve over rice.
Ingredients for garlic ginger shrimp
- olive oil
- garlic
- ginger
- large shrimp
- low sodium soy sauce
- granulated sugar
- green onions
What to serve with Ginger shrimp?
We love to serve these garlic ginger shrimp with:
- hot white rice
- stir-fried vegetables
- any Asian style salad like Asian chicken salad but without the chicken.
Full Recipe Instructions
Garlic Ginger Shrimp
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, and stir for about 1 minute.
- Add in the shrimp and cook over medium high heat until they develop a pinkish orange color. About 2-3 minutes. Careful not to over cook them.
- Add in the soy sauce and sugar and stir for another minute.
- Lastly, add in the green onion and serve over rice.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted December 5th, 2016, it has been updated since.
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Angie says
This dish was absolutely delicious! Will definitely make it again.
Dina says
Angie, I am so glad that you loved these garlic ginger shrimp! Thank you for taking the time to write your kind review 🙂
Irma Castro says
I like that it’s an easy and fast recipe .to follow.
Dina says
Hi Irma! Glad to hear that this garlic ginger shrimp recipe was easy to follow. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave your feedback! 🙂
Lisa says
Everybody loved it.
Jane says
This was easy and delicious. The balance of flavors was perfect.
Dina says
Thank you, Jane! I am so glad you loved it! 🙂
Crystal says
Made this tonight and it was delicious! I used lankanto monkfruit sweetner instead of sugar.
simplyhomecooked says
I’m happy to hear the garlic ginger shrimp were a hit Crystal 🙂 Thanks for the kind review!
Chiquita says
Excellent substitute, especially for diabetics.
Tamekia says
This recipe was the Bomb! I love it 😍 I added a little more ginger and Viola !
Thank yOu 😊
simplyhomecooked says
Thanks for sharing your review Tamekia, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Luisa says
Just cooked this recipe and become delicious!!!
Just used honey instead of sugar.
Thank You Dina!
Kind regards
Katy | Her Cup of Joy says
This shrimp looks so delicious! I cannot stand peeling shrimp, the feet always creep me out lol! Home-cooked shrimp is always better than pre-cooked shrimp, usually I wear gloves so the feet don’t touch me as much. This dish would be perfect with some fried rice 🙂
simplyhomecooked says
Haha Katy you’re funny. I know what you mean. I went shrimping with a friend of mine a while ago and it was even creepier when the shrimp were alive lol. But boy did they taste good!