Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

This Shrimp with Oyster Sauce recipe is super easy to make and flavorful. Plump shrimp are cooked in a sweet and savory sauce for finger-licking goodness. Perfect with steamed rice!

My mother was not one you'd find puttering around in the kitchen. She kept a very immaculate house but mostly left preparing everyday meals for our house help.

When I was growing up, her cooking was more like a special occasion than a regular occurrence. But although she didn't cook often, she had a repertoire of special recipes.

Call me biased, but I have yet to find one shrimp dish that can beat my mom's shrimp with oyster sauce. And I say that even with twenty-plus of my shrimp recipes on the blog. 🙂

Her recipe is one of the easiest and simplest dishes you can make but full of finger-licking goodness. It requires basic pantry ingredients you probably already have and takes under 30 minutes from prep to dinner!

Ingredient notes

• Shrimp- use head-on, shell-on shrimp for best results. I used large 31/35 count in the recipe.
• Aromatics- onions and garlic
• Fish sauce- adds an umami taste
• Tomato sauce- thickens the sauce and enhances the flavor
• Oyster sauce- rich, syruplike condiment that adds a slightly sweet and salty taste

How to serve and store

• Shrimp with oyster sauce is delicious as a main dish with steamed rice. Perfect for kamayan!
• Store leftovers in a container with a lid and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• Reheat in the microwave at 2 to 3-minute intervals until warmed through.

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Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

Shrimp with oyster sauce is the easiest and simplest dish you can make. It's coated with a sweet and savory sauce for the ultimate flavor. Finger-licking delicious with steamed rice!

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Author: Lalaine Manalo

Course: Main Entree

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4 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound large shrimp, shell and head on
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced thinly
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• salt to taste

Instructions

• Using scissors, trim the shrimp tendrils. Rinse and drain very well.
• In a pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add fish sauce and cook for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
• Add tomato sauce and allow to simmer until reduced and thickened.
• Add shrimp and continue to cook, stirring to combine, until coated with tomato sauce and the color has turned pink.
• Add oyster sauce and continue to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are cooked and the sauce clings to shrimp.
• Season with salt to taste. Serve hot.

Notes

Drain the shrimp well before cooking or you'll end up with way more liquid. This is a sort of "dry" dish with the sauce mostly clinging onto the shrimp.

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