Stir-Fried Sesame Shrimp

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"America's Test Kitchen"

 

• Ready In: 38mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 scallions, white 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

directions

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.