Grandma Nelia’s Weeknight Shrimp

Cheryl
Cheryl @chefcherii

Dinner in <10minutes! We ate this on the reg at Mom’s house. AKA “Garlic Soy Shrimp”.

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Ingredients

2-3 people
  1. 1 lb shrimp
  2. 1/3 c soy sauce
  3. 1/4 c sugar
  4. 5 cloves garlic; chopped

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the shrimp. Chop your garlic.

  2. 2

    Add some oil to the pan and stir fry the garlic until fragrant ~3 minutes on medium heat.

  3. 3

    Add in the shrimp and keep sautéing on medium heat until all the shrimp turns orange.

    Grandma Nelia’s Weeknight Shrimp recipe step 3 photo
  4. 4

    Pour in the soy sauce, sugar, and ~1/4c water.

  5. 5

    Adjust the ingredients as needed. Serve with steamed jasmine rice and some veggies. Enjoy!

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Comments (2)

Thomas Guy
Thomas Guy @ThomasGuy
I love that this is your Grandmas recipe and I am really excited to try it. If you don’t mind me asking what region of the world is this from?
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Cheryl
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When I was younger, my Mom would make me her little sous chef. “Peel the shrimp, chop the onions, cut the vegetables!” When Grandma moved in, Mom stopped cooking and I continued to be the sous chef in the kitchen. Grandma is the cooking EXPERT. Here are my notes!
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