Stir-fry Asparagus with Shrimp
Asparagus with shrimp stir-fry. Easy and healthy Chinese asparagus dish with brown sauce. Make it in less than 30 minutes.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6-8 oz (175g-230g) asparagus
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 inch (2.5cm) ginger (peeled and sliced thinly)
- 6-8 medium-sized shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 3-4 fresh shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- Some sliced carrots
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 8 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Cut 1 inch (2.5 cm) off the bottom stems of the asparagus. You may peel the skin off the stems with a peeler (optional). Rinse the asparagus under water and drain well. Mix the sauce ingredients and set aside.
- 2
Heat a wok and add cooking oil until hot. Add ginger and stir-fry until light brown and aromatic. Add shrimp, mushrooms, and carrots, and stir quickly until the shrimp is half-cooked.
- 3
Add the asparagus to the wok and stir quickly. Pour the sauce mixture into the wok and continue to stir-fry until the sauce thickens. At this point, the asparagus should be nicely cooked.
- 4
Dish out and serve immediately with steamed white rice.