6 Asian Shrimp Recipes For Dinner You Haven’t Tried
Switch things up with these 6 unique Asian Shrimp recipes tonight for dinner! Shrimp might be the most convenient seafood to cook for dinner whether you have them in the freezer or find them fresh. I’ve shared plenty of classic Asian shrimp dinner dishes like Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry and Shrimp Fried Rice. But, I’d like to share a couple more super fun, but delicious Asian shrimp recipes I think everyone should try making at home!
Prepping Shrimp For Cooking
Before cooking, make sure you prep and clean your frozen or fresh shrimp! To properly prep your shrimp, deshell as much of the shrimp as the recipe needs. If you’re cooking for a dish where you’ll want a big scoop in one bite, like Shrimp Fried Rice, you might not want to leave any of the shell on at all. However, for dishes like Crispy Salt and Pepper Shrimp, leaving the shells on gives it an extra flavor.
Next, cut a slit along the back on the shrimp, and pick out the vein along the back. Then rinse quickly to remove all the residue. Now, you’re ready to start cooking with shrimp!
What To Make With Shrimp Tonight
Curry Pineapple & Shrimp Fried Rice
This Curry Pineapple and Shrimp Fried Rice might be the most complex flavor combination when it comes to fried rice, and it’s so addicting. Fragrant curry, sweet pineapple, and bouncy shrimp somehow makes the perfect sense in one bite. This Thai fried rice is suitable for any event from a simple solo meal to a fancy dinner main course, especially when served in a hollowed out pineapple.
- 1 cup Shrimp Peeled
- 1 tsp Curry Powder
- 1 tsp Corn Starch
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
Fried Rice
- 1 Shallot chopped
- 3 cloves of Garlic
- 2 Green Onion separate with whites and greens
- 2 Thai Chilli Diced
- 2-3 Cups of COLD COOKED RICE
- 1 cup of chopped Pineapple
- 1 cup of Frozen Peas and Corn
- 3 Large Eggs (beaten)
Sauce Mixture
- 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 2.5 tsp of Curry Powder
- 2 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp of White Pepper
- 1 tsp of Sugar
Tenzaru Soba: Shrimp Tempura with Cold Soba
Tenzaru Soba is an easy Shrimp Tempura paired with cold soba. With this easy recipe, tempura isn’t something you can only find at Japanese restaurants. This dish of cold, refreshing soba noodles dipped in savory soy-dashi sauce, followed with a bit of crunchy tempura shrimp feels so simple but incredibly luxurious. And, it only takes 20 minutes! Follow my tempura hacks, and you’ll have tempura at home all the time.
- 2 servings soba noodles
- 2 cups Dashi Stock
- ½ cup Soy Sauce
- ½ cup Mirin
- 1/4 cup Sake
- Shrimp Tempura
- 1/2 – 1 lb shrimp tail on
- 1 cup ice cold club soda or beer
- 1 beaten egg
- 3/4 cup cake flour or all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Dim Sum Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls
Whenever I go to Dim Sum, I HAVE to order Shrimp Rice Noodle Rolls. I love it so much, I needed to make it at home. After 12 rounds of trials and error, I think I nailed it, down to that iconic sweet-salty sauce. I never realized it was so easy! All you have to do is make the rice noodle sheets like crepes, roll up the filling, and cover it in the sauce. Now I can have shrimp rice roll for dinner at home anytime!
- 14 Prawns sliced in half
- 1 tsp of White Pepper
- 1 tsp of Salt
- 1 tbsp of Chinese Cooking Wine (optional)
- 2 tbsp of chopped Green Onion
Rice Roll
- ½ cup of Rice Flour
- ¼ cup of Tapioca Starch
- 1.5 Cup of Water
- 1 tsp of Salt
Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp of Sugar
- 3 tbsp of Warm Water
- 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil
Honey Walnut Shrimp
This Honey Walnut Shrimp started as a banquet dish and is now an easy household dinner. This might be the sweetest shrimp recipe ever. This crispy shrimp is mixed with buttery, sugary candied walnuts covered in a sweet, Japanese mayo-based sauce. It’s crunchy, creamy, and so satisfying! This is a household favorite that I make at every family gathering, and a hit with the kids every time. Trust me, it’s definitely better than P.F. Chang’s!
- 2 lb of peeled Shrimp or Jumbo Prawns
- 1.5 cup of Tempura Mix
- ½ cup of Sparkling Water
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Candied Walnut
- 1/2 cup of Water
- 2 tbsp of Butter
- 1 Cup of Sugar
- 1 cup of Walnuts
Sauce
- 2 tbsp of Condense Milk
- 2.5 tbsp of Honey
- 3 tbsp of Japanese Mayo
- 1 tsp of Lemon Juice
Tofu Shrimp Ball Stew
This Tofu Shrimp Ball Stew is a recipe of mine that my Grandma really enjoyed when she visited Canada. If my grandma loves this dish, I’m confident you and your family will too! Fresh shrimp minced and formed into shrimp balls come out to such a bouncy texture that makes it delightfully fun to eat. Cooked in a tart and savory tomato dashi broth, this soup has that refreshing sweetness from cooked tomato. It also has a slight heat from white pepper that goes perfectly with the umami of shrimp. Its a dinner dish that will warm you up from the inside out.
- 1.5 lb Shrimp
- 3 Tomato
- 2 cups Water
- 1 pack Soft Tofu cubed
- 1 tbsp Dashi Powder
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- 1 Egg White
- 2 tsp Corn Starch
Crispy Salt and Pepper Shrimp
This Crispy Salt and Pepper Shrimp can be tonight’s dinner dish or your next favorite beer snack! Salty, spicy and garlicky, the seasonings in this dish is is key. It only takes about 10 minute to make, but Dom and I can easily finish a plate of this crunchy shrimp in that amount of time. It’s so well flavored, even the fried shell and tail tastes pretty good. It’s one of those Asian shrimp recipes that EVERYONE will love.
- 1.5 lb of Shrimp, deveined
- 1/2 cup of Rice Flour
- 1/2 cup of Corn Starch
- 5 cloves of Garlic minced
- 1 Jalapeno chopped
- 4 Tbsp of Butter
- 1.5 Tsp of Sea Salt
- 1.5 Tsp of Black Pepper
- 1 Tbsp of Sichuan Pepper Powder
