Stir-fried Sesame Shrimp

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 scallions, parts minced, green parts sliced thin
• 2 teaspoons asian chili garlic sauce
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 combine scallion whites, chili garlic sauce, ginger, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a bowl.
• 2 heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking.
• 3 add shrimp and cook until just opaque, about 1 minute.
• 4 clear center of skillet, add scallion mixture, and cook, mashing mixture into pan, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 5 stir mixture into shrimp; transfer to a bowl.
• 6 decrease heat to medium; add asparagus and water to empty skillet; cover and cook for 3 minutes.
• 7 uncover and simmer until asparagus is just tender, about 2 minutes.
• 8 add shrimp-scallion mixture and oyster sauce; cook until sauce is thickened and shrimp are cooked through, about 1minute.
• 9 stir in sesame seeds and remaining sesame oil; sprinkle with scallion greens; serve.