Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry

Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry is very popular dish in China and Taiwan. Pair This Paleo shrimp recipe with cauliflower rice for a low-carb and easy meal. Best of all, it’s absolutely delicious!

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Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry 蝦人番茄炒蛋 is a staple Chinese and Taiwanese food. Anyone who grew up in Asia will recognize this dish. It’s many people’s childhood comfort food.

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Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry is versatile, quick, and absolutely delicious ! In fact this Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry has become one of the most popular lunch menu item in fast-paced Hong Kong because it’s so quick to put together !

2 ways to make this dish

Traditionally you’ll find this Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry in two different styles –

1. Eggs with tomatoes only, or
2. Tomato with shrimp stir-fry only.

If you can’t have shellfish, make eggs with tomato stir-fry only in yummy paleo ketchup sauce.

If you can’t have eggs, make tomato and stir-fry shrimp.

What I love the most about this Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry is that the shrimp are gently poached and then stir-fried in tomato ketchup sauce. It’s sweet and tangy and is the perfect paleo stir-fry Shrimp recipe.

How to make stir-fry eggs silky

• Add arrowroot slurry to the beaten eggs. This will create a nice moisture seal in the egg mixture and, in combination with the cooking tips below, will make the stir-fry eggs silky.
• Use a well-greased cast iron skillet or a ceramic non-stick skillet. It will be easier to make the scrambled eggs soft and silky.
• Pay attention to the stovetop temperature. If the eggs seem to get cooked (become solidified) too fast lower the temperature.

So my friends this Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry is –

Easy
Versatile
Flavorful
Sweet and tangy
& Paleo, Whole30 friendly!

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Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir Fry

5 from 22 votes

By ChihYu Smith

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 15 minutes mins

Total: 25 minutes mins

Servings: 2 people

Paleo Chinese Shrimp Tomato Stir-Fry. This sizzling Paleo stir-fry shrimp in tomato ketchup sauce is very popular in China and Taiwan. Pair This Paleo shrimp recipe with cauliflower rice for a low carb and easy meal. Best of all, it’s absolutely delicious !

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Ingredients  

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• ▢ 12 medium shrimp raw, peeled and deveined
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• ▢ 2 medium tomatoes roughly chopped
• ▢ 2.5 tbsp ghee divided
• ▢ 1-2 tsp toasted sesame oil

Egg mixture:

• ▢ 6 large eggs
• ▢ ½ tsp coarse sea salt
• ▢ ⅛ tsp white pepper ground (optional)
• ▢ 2 bulb chopped scallions separate white and green parts
• ▢ 2 tbsp tomato paste or 2 tbsp paleo ketchup
• ▢ Combine 1 tsp arrowroot powder + 1 tbsp water

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Instructions 

• Bring a pot of water to boil. Poach the shrimp. As soon as they turn pink (about 5-6 seconds in hot water). Rinse them under cold water and set aside to drain.
  
• In a well-heated cast iron or ceramic non-stick skillet, add 1.5 tbsp ghee and swirl the oil around the skillet. Lower the heat to medium/medium-low, add the egg mixture and stir into a soft scramble egg. When the eggs are about 50-60% cooked (about 2.5-3 minutes), set aside.
  
• Add 1 more tbsp ghee, saute diced tomatoes with chopped garlic. Season with a pinch of salt and saute for about 10 seconds. Add shrimp and egg back to the skillet. Coat the shrimp with eggs and tomato sauce.
  
• Give them a quick toss (about 5-6 seconds). Garnish with green parts of scallions and 1-2 tsp toasted sesame oil. Serve in room temperature or slightly chilled with cauliflower rice or steamed rice (for gluten-free).
  

Notes

• To make this dish without shrimp, skip step 1 and follow steps 2 to 4 for silky egg and tomato stir-fry.
• To make this dish without eggs, skip step 2 and follow steps 1, 3, and 4 for shrimp tomato stir-fry.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 379kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 24g, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Cholesterol: 572mg, Sodium: 560mg, Potassium: 734mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 2175IU, Vitamin C: 24mg, Calcium: 131mg, Iron: 3.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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