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    Teriyaki Shrimp over Rice Noodles

    By Julia | Updated: Jul 30, 2018 | Published: Jan 17, 2014 | 36 Comments

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    Teriyaki Shrimp over Rice Noodles - the sauce is made with lime juice, garlic, honey, sesame oil, and red chili paste. Easy and flavorful sauce. Shrimp tastes amazing with teriyaki sauce and looks beautiful sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds!

    Shrimp teriyaki over rice noodles

     

    Shrimp cooked in teriyaki sauce is a very easy dish to prepare, perfect for someone like me who works full-time and doesn't have time or energy to engage in lengthy and complicated recipes at the end of the workday.

    How to dress up bottled teriyaki sauce

    This recipe uses a bottled teriyaki sauce, which I dressed up quite a bit with quite a few simple additions (available in most pantries), such as lime juice, honey, garlic, just a touch of sesame oil (for flavor), and red chili sauce for spiciness.  Adding these few simple ingredients to a bottled sauce makes it richer, more flavorful, and tasting like it's home-made.

    Adding freshly toasted sesame seeds makes the sauce even more delicious, although you can skip this step (or not) if your bottled sauce already has sesame seeds in it.

    Shrimp teriyaki over rice noodles

    Notes about properly cooking shrimp

    • The important thing in this recipe is to not over-cook the shrimp.
    • It doesn't take much time at all to cook the shrimp - only a couple of minutes per side in a well pre-heated skillet.  Make sure to watch closely your cooking times.
    • Overcooking can happen very fast which will result in tough and rubbery-like tasting shrimp effectively ruining the dish.
    • This recipe lists very short times for sautéing the shrimp in the skillet and then cooking it just a little bit more in the sauce.

    How to thicken teriyaki sauce

    • If the teriyaki sauce is too thin, use the optional step of mixing 1 teaspoon of cornstarch in 1 tablespoon of hot water and then adding it to the boiling sauce just for a minute, to thicken.
    • Do not try to reduce the teriyaki sauce by boiling it down for over a minute or two (along with the shrimp in the skillet) because 1) shrimp will toughen up and become rubber-like; 2) the sauce is too good to be reduced.  Just use the cornstarch to thicken it.

    Shrimp teriyaki over rice noodles

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    teriyaki shrimp over rice noodles
    4.86 from 7 votes

    Teriyaki Shrimp over Rice Noodles

    Teriyaki Shrimp over Rice Noodles - the sauce is made with lime juice, garlic, honey, sesame oil, and red chili paste, with the addition of toasted sesame seeds.  Easy recipe - perfect for busy weeknights. 
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 498 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    Teriyaki Sauce:

    • ¾ cup Teriyaki sauce (use gluten free sauce for gluten free version)
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice or lemon juice
    • 5 cloves garlic , minced
    • 3 tablespoons honey
    • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon red curry paste
    • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds , toasted

    Shrimp:

    • 1 lb shrimp , peeled and deveined, with tails still attached (I prefer with tails, but remove them if desired)
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil

    Rice Noodles:

    • 8 oz rice noodles (gluten free)

    OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:

    • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
    • 1 teaspoon hot water

    Instructions 

    How to make teriyaki sauce:

    • Combine teriyaki sauce, lime (or lemon) juice, minced garlic, honey, sesame oil, and red curry paste in a bowl. Stir to combine. You might want to warm honey in a microwave before adding to the sauce to make it softer.

    Marinate shrimp:

    • Place shrimp in a large ziploc plastic bag. 
    • Add half of the teriyaki mixture to the bag and secure the top of the bag. Toss shrimp in the bag to make sure all shrimp is coated with the sauce.
    • Marinate for about 15 minutes, no longer.

    Cook shrimp:

    • Heat vegetable or olive oil in a large skillet over high heat, add shrimp from the plastic bag (but without the sauce) and cook for 2 minutes, turning once (about 1 minute per side). 
    • Add the sauce from the bag and from the bowl into the skillet and continue cooking the shrimp on high heat for 1-2 minutes until the sauce boils and thickens a bit. 
    • OPTIONAL. If you want a thicker sauce, at this point dissolve 1 teaspoon of cornstarch in about 1 tablespoon of water. Add this mixture to the boiling sauce in the skillet and stir well while boiling - the skillet sauce should thicken as a result. 
    • Do not let the sauce boil for more than about a minute or you will overcook the shrimp. 
    • Mix in toasted sesame seeds into the teriyaki sauce right before you're ready to serve. 

    Cook rice noodles:

    • Cook rice noodles according to package instructions. 

    Serve:

    • At this point, you can add rice noodles to the teriyaki sauce in the skillet and stir fry shrimp and the noodles/rice all together in the sauce.  And serve just like that.   
    • Or, you can just use plain cooked rice noodles as a bed for teriyaki shrimp and the sauce.  Make a bed of the rice noodles (or rice) in individual serving plates. Spoon shrimp and the sauce on top.

    Notes

    * For gluten-free version, use Gluten-Free Teriyaki Sauce, such as the one produced by Kikkoman.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Teriyaki Shrimp over Rice Noodles
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    498
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    9
    g
    14
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    285
    mg
    95
    %
    Sodium
     
    3056
    mg
    133
    %
    Potassium
     
    262
    mg
    7
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    71
    g
    24
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    20
    g
    22
    %
    Protein
     
    29
    g
    58
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    195
    IU
    4
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    8.1
    mg
    10
    %
    Calcium
     
    234
    mg
    23
    %
    Iron
     
    4.4
    mg
    24
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Keyword sesame shrimp, spicy shrimp, teriyaki shrimp
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    1. Dorene

      January 24, 2016 at 8:09 pm

      I made this tonight and it was awesome. I added broccoli and peas at the end but took the shrimp out. Because I'm on Weight Watchers, I served it over cauliflower rice and added red pepper flakes. Terri and will make again!

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    2. Roberta

      January 24, 2016 at 2:20 pm

      This looks so good! I shared this on Pinterest.

      Reply
    3. Shannon

      July 08, 2015 at 11:38 am

      Making this tonight. Can't wait to give it a try. I'm curious to know why you say no longer than fifteen minutes to marinate?

      Reply
    4. Ethnic Food

      June 07, 2014 at 12:39 am

      Shrimp teriyaki rice noodles are simply scrumptious. I would love to prepare it. thanks for post

      Reply
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