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Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

Published: Jun 16, 2013 · Modified: Apr 5, 2020 by Lalaine Manalo · This post may contain affiliate links

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As I've mentioned before, my mother is not one you'll find busy in the kitchen concocting everyday meals. Growing up, her cooking was more like a special occasion than a daily occurence. But be it that, she does have a repertoire of special recipes up her sleeves. Call me overly bias 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 very own shrimp recipes here on the blog. 🙂

Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

Although big and bold with finger-licking goodness, my mom's shrimp recipe is one of the easiest and simplest dish you can make. It requires basic pantry ingredients you probably already have on hand and takes under 30 minutes from prep to dinner! One thing to note, and I can't stress this enough, make sure that the shrimps are well drained before cooking or you'll end up with way more liquid. This is sort of "dry" dish with the sauce mostly clinging onto the shrimps, making it perfect for kamayan. Enjoy!

Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

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4.43 from 7 votes

Shrimp with Oyster Sauce

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Author: Lalaine Manalo

Ingredients

  • 1 pound large shrimps shell and head on
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 medium onion peeled and sliced thinly
  • 3 to 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 shrimps of tendrils. Wash and drain very well.
  • In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and cook until tender and translucent. Add fish sauce and cook, stirring regularly, for about 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomato sauce and allow to simmer until reduced and thickened.
  • Add shrimps and continue to cook, stirring to combine, until coated with tomato sauce and color has turned pink. Add oyster sauce and continue to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimps are cooked and sauce clings to shrimps. Season with salt to taste.

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Shrimp with Oyster Sauce is a seafood dish made with shrimps cooked in a rich and flavorful oyster sauce for fingerlicking goodness

 

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  1. Teee says

    August 30, 2019 at 10:35 am

    Tried it and it was very nice. Used both tomato paste and blended fresh tomatoes

    Reply
    • Lalaine Manalo says

      August 30, 2019 at 12:53 pm

      I am glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Diana says

    March 25, 2019 at 4:35 am

    Thanks for this recipe. ☺ I cooked it using fresh tomatoes instead. It turned out delicious!

    Reply
    • Lalaine Manalo says

      July 23, 2019 at 6:05 am

      I am glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Sheila says

    December 19, 2018 at 3:01 am

    Thanks to you...sinubukan ko lutuin ang recipe ng mom mo sarap na sarap ang husband ko...salamat po sa pag share ng menu ng mom u..Godbless

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      December 19, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      Thank you for the feedback, Sheila. I am glad your hubby liked it 🙂

      Reply
  4. Crisalyn says

    November 26, 2017 at 10:38 am

    Thanks for you're very delicious recipes,I like it very easy the way for cooking easy time end very,I wish I make a more recipe, thank u so much my dear friend,,,

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 27, 2017 at 8:37 pm

      You're welcome, I am glad you find the recipes useful. 🙂

      Reply
  5. mhean navarro says

    November 23, 2016 at 4:36 am

    mukhang masarap po .. pede po kayang lagyan ng honney yan..

    salamat po sa mga recipe nyo 🙂

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      December 21, 2016 at 3:41 am

      Hindi ko linalagyan nang honey kasi medyo matamis na yung oyster sauce, magiiba yung lasa.

      Reply
  6. Rob says

    June 08, 2016 at 2:20 am

    Tried this recipe and it tasted like the commercial sardines in can as in Ligo or Master Sardines.....

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      June 08, 2016 at 3:42 am

      Did you by chance use a can of Ligo or Master Sardines instead of tomato sauce? Because that's the only way this recipe will taste like you said.

      Reply
  7. rosemarie says

    December 13, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Can I substitute the oyster sauce to teriyaki sauce?

    Thanks,
    Rosemarie

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      December 13, 2015 at 10:53 pm

      Hello Rosemarie

      Unfortunately, teriyaki sauce is not a good substitute for this recipe as they are very different in taste and consistency. Is oyster sauce hard to find in your area?

      Reply
      • Mary says

        July 09, 2016 at 4:53 pm

        I tried teriyaki sauce and its taste good i just add a little bit water

        Reply
  8. Emma says

    November 12, 2015 at 5:44 pm

    5 stars
    I made this for dinner last night and had a little adventure. The recipe asked for tomato sauce but I only had tomato paste. So I asked Mr. Google if there's any way I could "convert" the paste into sauce. And tada! He has a solution- add water. 😀

    I'm not really one who does well in the kitchen but your stories & recipes make me feel excited about cooking...I'm starting to feel like a pro. Haha!

    Maraming salamat sa pagbabahagi ng iyong talento Lalaine. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lalaine says

      November 16, 2015 at 8:43 am

      Thank you, Emma. This is my mother's special recipe and I am glad you enjoyed it as much I do. 🙂

      Reply

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