Quick Chili Garlic Shrimp (with Chili Crisp)
Here is a quick and simple chili garlic shrimp dish with Chinese chili crisp. You can prepare this full-flavored, Asian-inspired shrimp recipe in 5 minutes from start to finish. Serve it as an appetizer or main dish.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp chili crisp
- 1 lb shrimp (cleaned)
- 1/2 lemon (juiced)
- 1 green onion (chopped)
- 4 tbsp chopped cilantro
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- Heat olive oil in a skillet or wok over medium high heat. Add garlic and chili crisp and stir-fry for a few seconds.
- Add shrimps and stir-fry until fully cooked, about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the lemon juice, green onion, and cilantro; toss well. Season with salt and pepper according to your taste, if needed.
“I made this yesterday as our Christmas dinner starter. Such a simple, quick and tasty recipe. Absolutely delicious. I’ll definitely be making this over and over again. Thank you.” Joe
If you have a jar of Chinese chili crisp on hand, you can make this chili garlic shrimp dish in no time. This will be perhaps one of the quickest and easiest shrimp dishes you can make. It is full-flavored and oh, so tasty!
Succulent shrimp is flavored with garlic and chili crisp, then tossed with lemon juice, green onion and cilantro. If you have already cleaned shrimp ready, it takes less than 5 minutes to cook with just a few simple ingredients.
What is Chili Crisp?
Chili crisp is a well-known Chinese condiment made with infused chili oil containing bits of crunchy chili, onions or scallions, garlic and other aromatic seasonings. It has spicy heat since it uses dried chili, but it’s not overdone. It holds a rather mild chili heat but offers a bolder taste for stir-fry dishes.
Chili crisp has many uses – drizzle over dumplings, noodles, or use as a condiment to add more flavor to a dish. You can purchase chili crisp in any Asian market or online store.
Recipe Ingredients
- raw shrimp – cleaned (I used 16-22 count per pound size)
- olive oil
- garlic
- chili crisp
- lemon
- green onion
- cilantro
