Shrimp stir fry with mayonnaise is an easy shrimp recipe which I usually make for busy weeknight dinners. I love to add vegetables like broccoli, onion, tomatoes, and bell pepper to this shrimp in cheesy mayonnaise sauce. This shrimp stir fry with cheesy dip mayo can be served with bread, noodles or with steamed rice.
The best part is that this shrimp stir fry with vegetables gets ready in 30 minutes from start from finish. Since it is loaded with vegetables it is healthy and the sauces make it tasty too.
You can make this stir fry with shrimp and vegetables and add it as a filling to wraps and sandwiches and pack in lunch boxes or serve as evening snacks. If you ever have unexpected guests at home, a packet of frozen shrimp in refrigerator, few vegetables and mayonnaise, then you can immediately cook this stir fry and serve it over a bowl of basmati rice or noodles and impress them.
Let us see the ingredients used in making stir fry shrimp recipe:
- Shrimp: The star ingredient in this recipe is shrimp. You can also use prawns if shrimp are not available. Do remember to devein after de-shelling the shrimp before using it in this stir fry shrimp recipe.
- Vegetables: Vegetables like red, green, and yellow bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, and broccoli are used in this stir fry. You can also add other vegetables like carrots and peas.
- Herbs: I have added herbs like minced garlic and torn basil in this recipe.
- Sauces: Sauces like soy sauce, green chili sauce and Delmonte cheesy dip mayo are used. You can use any type of mayonnaise in this recipe. If you do not like mayo, you may not add it.
- Spices: I have added little paprika in this recipe while marinating the shrimp.
- Oil: Any type of cooking oil like sunflower oil or canola oil can be used in this recipe.
- Parsley: This is added for garnish.
How to make shrimp vegetable stir fry?
- De-vein the shrimp. Check this video to know how to de-shell and devein shrimp in 3 different ways.
- Wash and marinate them by applying paprika and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat a wok or skillet or saucepan and add oil.
- After oil gets heated, add chopped onion and fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add garlic and sauté till raw smell of garlic goes away.
- Mix tomato and fry till tomato turns mushy.
- Add the bell peppers and broccoli florets and fry till the vegetables are cooked.
- Now add the marinated shrimp and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add paprika, soya sauce and green chili sauce and mix well.
- Throw in some torn basil leaves and mix well.
- Add mayonnaise and mix well.
- Add salt to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.
Some notes to keep in mind before making this shrimp stir fry:
- Paprika quantity can be altered as per heat tolerance.
- Other vegetables like carrot, French beans and peas may be used.
Other shrimp recipes:
Delmonte Cheesy Dip is a scrumptious blend of eggless mayo, cheese and spicy exotic herbs like parsley and oregano with a dash of black pepper and garlic. It has a shelf life of 6 months and needs to be in refrigerator after opening. Apart from adding the mayo to make stir fries, you can also spread it on bread to make cheesy toasts or to make a cheesy sandwich too. And did you know that you can make delicious pastas with this cheesy dip mayo? Oh yes! Try it out. It turns delicious too.
Other recipes made using mayonnaise:
- Tortilla pizza with mint mayo
- Creamy butter chicken with tandoori mayo
- Egg dosa with cheesy garlic mayo
- Tomato onion bruschetta with mint mayo
- Spicy mushroom and broccoli stir fry with tandoori mayo
Shrimp Stir Fry With Mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 15 shrimp
- 1/2 green bell pepper Julienne
- 1/2 red bell pepper Julienne
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper Julienne
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 2 medium sized tomatoes finely chopped
- 7 garlic pods minced
- 4 basil leaves torn
- 1/2 cup chopped broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoon Delmonte Cheesy Dip mayo
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 1 tablespoon green chili sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika
- 2 tablespoon oil
- Few parsley for garnish
For marination:
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- De-vein the shrimp. Wash and marinate them by applying paprika and salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat a skillet or saucepan and add oil.
- After oil gets heated, add chopped onion and fry till onion turns translucent.
- Add garlic and sauté till raw smell of garlic goes away.
- Mix tomato and fry till tomato turns mushy.
- Add the bell peppers and broccoli florets and fry till the vegetables are cooked.
- Now add the marinated shrimp and cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally on low flame.
- Add paprika, soya sauce and green chili sauce and mix well.
- Throw in some torn basil leaves and mix well.
- Add mayonnaise and mix well.
- Add salt to taste and garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
- Paprika quantity can be altered as per heat tolerance.
- Other vegetables like carrot, French beans and peas may be used.
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Note: This post was written on 10th Nov 2016 and is republished. The post might contain affiliate links.
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