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Shrimp With Black Bean Sauce in a cast iron skillet

Easy Mouthwatering Shrimp With Black Bean Sauce!

Grace
This Shrimp With Black Bean Sauce is SUPERB! Quick, easy, and mouthwatering, you'll be craving this time and time again!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 3 people
Calories 188 kcal

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet or wok

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 large onion cut into bite sized pieces
  • 3 green onions 2 cut into 1-2" lengths, and 1 sliced thinly for garnish
  • 6-8 dried Asian chilies however many you use is totally up to you!
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil can use vegetable oil
  • 2-3 tablespoon black bean sauce I urge you to make your own delicious homemade black bean sauce, but you can use commercially prepared if you prefer

Instructions
 

  • First, add the peanut oil to a cast iron pan and set your stove to high. Once the oil is smoking, cook your shrimp (quickly) until they just turn pink, about 1 minute. Remove and set aside for later.
    cooked shrimp on a white plate
  • Now add the onion and 2 of the green onions which have been cut into 1-2" lengths. Stir fry very quickly on a high heat, until the onion just starts to soften. About 1-2 minutes.
    Pieces of cut up onion and green onion in a cast iron skillet
  • Thrown in the Asian dried chilies, 2-3 tablespoon of the black bean sauce, and return the shrimp to the pan. Give it a good stir to heat the shrimp through (about 30 sec) and you are now good to go!
    Shrimp with black bean sauce in a cast iron pan with a spatula on the side

Notes

The amount of Asian dried chilies you add is totally up to you.  I recommend 6-8.  Leave them whole for a less spicy dish, or cut them up so the seeds fall out for a spicier dish.
If you prefer a saltier taste, add a bit more than 2 tablespoon of the black bean sauce.  Please note that the black bean sauce IS spicy so if you are watching your salt go with 2 tablespoon or even less of the black bean sauce. 
Serve this awesome Shrimp With Black Bean Sauce with some steamed white rice, or jasmine rice!  
Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 22gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 191mgSodium: 861mgPotassium: 296mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 658IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 102mgIron: 1mg
Keyword black bean sauce, Shrimp, Stir fry
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