Vietnamese Easy Garlic Shrimp (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
Vietnamese Easy Garlic Shrimp with spicy chili garlic sauce recipe is Paleo, Whole30, and Keto. This garlic shrimp stir fry is a total crowd pleaser to make all year around!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb. large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 2 tsp garlic (minced (about 1 clove))
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- ⅛ tsp coarse sea salt
- 0.8 oz. garlic (minced (about 4 cloves))
- 3 bulbs scallions (diced and use only white & pale green parts)
- 1.5 oz. red serrano or fresno chili peppers (deseeded and finely chopped)
- 4 tbsp avocado oil (divided)
- 1 tbsp I Heart Umami Vegetarian Oyster Sauce (or 1 tbsp coconut aminos)
- Small handful Cilantro leaves (chopped. Optional)
Instructions
- 1
Butterfly shrimp by inserting a knife about three-quarters of the way into shrimp near the head and cut nearly all the way down the center of the shrimp’s back to the tail.
- 2
Combine shrimp with garlic, fish sauce, and salt in a bowl. Cover and marinate for 30 minutes.
- 3
In the meantime, prepare garlic, scallions, and chili peppers. Set them in one bowl.
- 4
Preheat a wok or stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat until it feels too hot to place your palm near the surface (about 2-3 inches away from the skillet), add 2 tbsp oil. Swil to distribute the oil evenly.
- 5
Turn the heat to high. Be careful the splatter. Add shrimp and try to distribute them in one even layer. Fry about 2 minutes without touching then flip to cook 1 minute additional. Set them aside in a medium size serving plate.
- 6
Your skillet should be dry (not waterat this point before moving onto the next step.
- 7
While the skillet is still hot, over medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp oil. Add garlic, scallions, and chili. Season with a pinch of salt and saute the aromatics until fragrant, about 10 seconds.
- 8
Add vegetarian oyster sauce and quickly stir-fry the sauce with the aromatics for about 5 seconds. Off heat, spoon the mixture along with the oil over the shrimp.
- 9
Garnish with cilantro, if using. Serve with steamed white rice (for gluten-free meal) or cauliflower rice (low carb).