I could eat a stir fry every day for lunch. You can change one thing in the recipe and the whole meal changes. For this recipe, I had some leftover fresh basil from a lasagna recipe I made on Sunday. When we lived in Chicago, my fiance Ben loved this Thai basil stir fry from a place on the corner by our train stop. Since I ate leftover lasagna for a couple days, I needed something different to use up the rest of the basil. This stir fry is quick to whip up in the middle of the day and the perfect way to use up that extra basil!
Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry with Basil Recipe:
About 4 oz. dried rice noodles (my bag was 16 oz. and I used 1/4 of the bag)
10-15 large frozen pre-cooked shrimp – peeled/tail off
2 Tablespoons coconut oil
1 teaspoon fresh ginger – minced
1 large clove garlic – minced
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons corn starch
1/2 cup water
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1-2 Tablespoons Sriracha
Stir-fry vegetables
Fresh basil leaves
Start by soaking your rice noodles. You’ll soak them in hot water in a bowl for about 25 minutes until they’re ALMOST done. You’ll cook them more in the sauce, so you don’t want to over-soak.
While your noodles are soaking, you can also start thawing out your shrimp in cold tap water.
To make the sauce, you’ll mix together your soy sauce, water, apple cider vinegar, Sriracha, garlic and ginger in a small bowl.
I used this little microplane for both my ginger and garlic and it worked beautifully!
Once everything is mixed together, you’ll add your corn starch and stir until dissolved. Set the sauce aside for later.
In a medium skillet, get your coconut oil warmed over medium heat.
Dump in all your veggies and cook until tender.
Check your noodles, they will be done when it has just a little bite left to it.
Drain your noodles and add them to your veggies.
Pour your sauce over everything. It will be watery. You’ll cook it, covered, on medium heat until everything thickens up. Your noodles will be brown and softened.
Once everything is thickened, add your shrimp and cooked just until warmed through.
Top everything with fresh basil.
Pile it up high and enjoy!
