This stir fry starts with sautéed shrimp tossed in a spicy barbecue sauce with sweet chunks of pineapple and red peppers.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time23 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 287kcal
Ingredients
2tablespoonsbutter
1poundmedium shrimppeeled and deveined
1-2teaspoonsolive oil
1large red bell pepperchopped into bite-size pieces
2cupsfresh pineapplesliced and cut bite-size or (1) 14 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
½cupspicy barbecue sauce or your favorite spicy store-bought sauce
3green onionssliced thin
Instructions
Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with a paper towel. In a large skillet, over high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add the shrimp and spread across the pan in a single layer. Let it cook without touching it for about 1 minute. Flip the shrimp over and cook an additional minute. When the shrimp is light pink and cooked through, remove to a plate.
Reduce the heat to medium high and add a drizzle of oil to the hot pan. Toss the peppers in the oil and let them cook until they are slightly browned and barely softened, about 2 minutes. Add the pineapple, toss with the peppers, and let it soften slightly, about 1-2 minutes.
Add the barbecue sauce, stir, and increase the heat to high. When it starts to simmer, return the shrimp to the pan, toss everything together to coat well, and cook for about a minute as the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and add the green onions. Serve by itself or over rice.
Notes
Even if you aren't partial to a spicy barbecue sauce most of the time, you'll want a spicy sauce to balance the sweet pineapple in this dish. You can make your own sauce in just a few minutes or use your favorite spicy store-bought sauce. I promise that the end result will not be too spicy. I've also used our spiciest barbecue sauce and there was barely a hint of heat to the dish when it was ready to eat.To make this a truly fast dinner recipe, I like to buy the shrimp peeled and deveined. If you're working with shrimp in the shell, it will take a few extra minutes to prep it prior to starting the recipe.