Description
This Firecracker Shrimp recipe is spicy, sweet, and tangy—perfect for quick dinners with bold flavor. Serve over rice with sesame seeds and green onions for a complete meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- 1 tablespoon sodium-reduced soy sauce
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 4 cups hot cooked white rice
- 2 tablespoons bias-sliced green onions
- 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Stir together sweet chili sauce, lime zest, lime juice, Sriracha, and soy sauce.
- Blot shrimp dry with paper towels and season with salt.
- Toss shrimp with cornstarch to coat evenly.
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook until opaque, 2–3 minutes. Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Add sauce mixture to the wok and bring to a boil.
- Return shrimp to the wok and toss to coat in sauce.
- Serve over hot cooked white rice.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
Swap shrimp with chicken or tofu for variation.
Add steamed veggies for a stir-fry twist.
Use orange zest instead of lime for a citrus kick.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 145mg
Keywords: firecracker shrimp, spicy shrimp, shrimp stir fry, easy dinner, Sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, honey, sesame seeds