Hi everyone, welcome to
Souped Up Recipes. I am Mandy. Today, we are making one of the recipes
that I eat often to keep my shape. It is shrimp and broccoli stir fry in garlic sauce. This
is a classic Cantonese dish. It is super healthy, delicious, and easy to make. It takes about
15 minutes. Let’s get right into the cooking. I have here 14 oz of peeled and deveined shrimp
- previously frozen so it has some excess liquid. Pad it dry with paper towels. Otherwise, you
will end up boiling your shrimp in the wok. Simply season it with 1/4 tsp of salt,
1 tsp of paprika, 1/3 tsp of black pepper,
and a drizzle of vegetable oil. Mix well and set it aside. Cut the broccoli into florets. Some people will throw out the stems. Let
me share a wonderful way to use the stems. Just peel the skin and cut them into
quarters. Pickle them just like how you will pickle cucumbers. You will
be surprised by how good they taste. Besides the broccoli, I also diced 8 cloves
of garlic and 1/2 tbsp of ginger. Optionally, I added some dried red chilies to spice it
up, you can also use chili flake, if you want. Before we turn on the heat,
let’s put the sauce together. 2 tsp of cornstarch, this is important for helping
the sauce to wrap around the broccoli and shrimp. Makes the dish taste extra flavorful. I like to mix it will the soy sauce first, so
it won’t clump up when you add the oyster sauce. Continue by adding 1/2 tbsp of hoisin sauce, 1/2
tsp of sugar, and 1/2 cup of water. Mix well. Oh, I also add a teaspoon of
dark soy sauce for the color. Turn the heat to high and heat your wok until
it is smoking hot. Drizzle in a few tbsp of oil and swirl it around to cover
the bottom, toss in the shrimp. The wok is super hot, you only need to
stir the shrimp for a couple of minutes and they should turn nice and pink. They are not completely cooked through yet.
The inside is still a bit translucent. That is the point you want to take them out.
Don’t worry, we will cook them furthermore. Make sure you tilt the wok
to leave the oil behind. We will use that to stir fry the vegetables. Turn the heat back on medium
and throw in the garlic, ginger, the optional red dried
chilies, and the broccoli. Toss for a minute or 2. Add a splash of water from the side of the
wok. Quickly put on the lid to trap the steam, so it cooks the vegetables through. This
way, the broccoli is stir-fried and then semi-steamed, which tastes so much
better than just blanched broccoli. Pour in the sauce, and introduce
the shrimp back into the wok. Toss for a couple of minutes or until
the sauce is thickened, and you are done. The sauce is very flavorful and savory, so
this will go perfect with some white rice. But if you are on a diet, it is
totally fine to eat it on its own. If you have been following my show, you
will know that I have serious arthritis. Actually, I have been taking steroids for
almost 2 years now. They messed up my appetite. This is one of those dishes that I can enjoy
without worrying. Of course, besides this, I have many other recipes and tips to keep me
from getting a chubby face and a fat stomach. If you want to know more details, I'll talk
about it in the pinned comment. Go check it out. I hope you give this a try soon. As always, you can click the link in the
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