Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Green beans (string beans) are a rustic ingredient, rich in nutrients, and can be combined with many other ingredients to make delicious dishes. Today, let’s cook with TasteVN to explore another stir-fried dish made with green beans and fresh shrimp stir-fried with green beans!
Ingredients for Stir-Fried Green Beans with Fresh Shrimp Serves 2
Fresh shrimp 200 gr Green beans 400 gr (string beans) Shallots 2 cloves (minced) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1 teaspoon Common seasonings a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh green beans (string beans)
- You should choose beans with green stems, looking fresh, without black spots.
- Good green beans will be elongated and flat, not bulging. If the surface has many bumps, it means the beans inside are large and the beans are old, which will not taste good.
- You should not choose green beans that look too perfect, shiny, with few hairs, and no pests or clear burns. Because they may have been sprayed with a lot of pesticides, and the remaining residue is extremely harmful to health.
See details: How to choose fresh green beans (string beans)
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- When selecting shrimp, you should choose those with a transparent outer shell and a slight smell of seawater.
- Fresh shrimp usually have their tails curled together, with a slightly curved and firm body, and the head and body of the shrimp are tightly connected.
- You should not buy shrimp that are slimy or have inconsistent colors.
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How to cook Stir-fried green beans with fresh shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
For the shrimp, remove the head, peel off the shell, devein, and wash thoroughly.
How to peel and devein shrimp correctly
- First, use your hands to break off the shrimp’s head.
- Next, use your hands to peel the shrimp shell starting from the belly and then around the body. For the shell at the tail, hold the tail firmly and pull it back.
- To devein the shrimp, use a knife to make a cut along the back to expose the vein, then use a knife or a sharp bamboo skewer to hook out the vein. Be careful at this step to avoid breaking the vein.
Marinate the shrimp with minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of pepper. Let it sit for about 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
Trim the ends of the green beans, peel the sides slightly, and break them into pieces about the length of one finger for easy eating.
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Stir-fried Green Beans with Shrimp
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add all the marinated shrimp and stir-fry on medium heat for about 2 minutes until the shrimp are firm.
Next, add the green beans and stir-fry together for about 3 more minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
Quickly stir-fry to let the spices soak into the beans, then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed before turning off the heat.
Serve the dish on a plate, sprinkle with a bit of ground pepper for aroma, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The Stir-fried Green Beans with Fresh Shrimp is ready. The green beans are cooked just right, maintaining their crispness, and the shrimp are firm and sweet, seasoned to perfection.
This dish pairs wonderfully with white rice, making it very appealing. Give it a try and show off your cooking skills!
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With just familiar ingredients and extremely easy steps, you can make stir-fried green beans with fresh shrimp for the whole family to enjoy. Wishing you success!
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