Our celery shrimp stir fry recipe is simple, low carb and satisfying. When you’re craving a little protein with veggies, this is a great recipe. 

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Celery Shrimp Stir Fry

Let’s talk about celery, one of our most favorite veggies ever.  Celery is often one of the forgotten vegetables whose value is most likely appreciated on a crudite platter, swiped with peanut butter, or as a garnish in a bloody mary. It’s simple, easy to prep and easy to eat. But our appreciation for celery goes beyond the norm because we see the enormous possibilities of this under-appreciated stalk. Any time at the market a bunch of celery nearly always shows up in our basket. It’s one of those staples that we buy, even if we have plenty but don’t mind having a back-up of. Best of all, the different varieties of celery are fun to discover and devour.

Healthy Asian Celery Shrimp Stir fry Recipe | @whiteonrice
Healthy Asian Celery Shrimp Stir fry Recipe | @whiteonrice
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Great Flavor Combination of Celery & Shrimp

The flavor and crunchy texture of celery is fabulous in so many dishes, it’s mind boggling to think of this humble vegetable not being used in different recipes. Shaved celery salads are far more easy than people think and the flavors go beyond the everyday kale salad. One of our favorite and often under-used techniques of eating celery is in stir-frys. With just a few hero ingredients of celery, red bell pepper and shrimp we can make a fabulous side dish that reminds us of how simple great cooking can be.

Adding Fish Sauce or Soy Sauce?

The crunchy, flavorful celery with hint of Asian fish sauce and plump, tender shrimp is a magical stir fry ready to be plopped on a bed of brown rice, quinoa or on top of a green salad. That’s it. And honestly, that’s all you need when you taste the combined flavors of these simple ingredients. It’s the signature, bright and grassy flavor of celery that stand out and brings this crazy easy stir fry to life. But if you’re still a little fearful of fish sauce, you can use soy sauce. There’s so many more celery recipes we’re obsessed with and celery was the one vegetable that we were going to write a whole magazine about. Yeah, that’s crazy to think that the humble celery can inspire us so much to stay in the kitchen and get creative.

Ways to Serve Celery and Shrimp Stir Fry

It can be added to rice, noodles, or salad. We enjoy eating this as a low carb, healthy snack. It’s great warm and cold, so the possibilities of enjoying this dish is enedless. If you are able to grow celery, you are in for a treat. Homegrown stalks are extra tender and flavorful compared to store-bought.

celery and shrimp stir fry in pan

Shrimp and Celery Stir Fry

Yield: 3 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
We’re always singing the praises of the humble celery stalk. As much as we enjoy snacking on it raw, this wonderful stalk proves to be equally exceptional sautéed.
This is an adaptation of the recipe we had in our cookbook, Bountiful. This has more veggies, herbs and is more reflective of how we cook now vs when we wrote the recipe for our cookbook.
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Ingredients

Veggies & Aromatics

  • 4 stalks stalks celery , sliced crosswise
  • 1 small bell pepper , (or 1/2 large) seeded & sliced
  • 2-3 cloves garlic , crushed or minced

For the Shrimp

  • 1/2 pound raw shrimp , peeled and deveined
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil , divided
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce or soy sauce, but fish sauce is our favorite
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil , optional

Final Herbs & Seasonings

  • 1/4 cup chopped herbs (mint, Thai basil, cilantro, etc.)
  • 3 Tablespoons roasted peanuts , chopped
  • flaky salt , or preferred finishing salt to taste
  • black pepper , fresh cracked if possible

Instructions 

  • Slice celery and bell peppers. Crush the garlic. Set aside.
    chopping celery
  • Chop the herbs and set aside.
    chopping herbs
  • In a bowl, combine the shrimp, 1 tablespoon of the oil, rice vinegar, fish sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and optional sesame oil. Gently toss to coat the shrimp.
    seasoning shrimp in bowl
  • Heat a sauté pan over high heat. When the pan is very hot, swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add the celery, bell pepper, and garlic and cook for about 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
    cooking vegetables
  • Add the shrimp and any remaining marinade to the vegetables. Stirring occasionally, cook until the shrimp is pink and cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
    adding shrimp to vegetables
  • Stir in the herbs and peanuts and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm.
    finished stir fry

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 238kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 122mg, Sodium: 453mg, Potassium: 380mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 1200IU, Vitamin C: 39mg, Calcium: 73mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Asian
Calories: 238
shrimp and celery stir fry with spoon in pan

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This recipe was originally published in 2017 and was updated in 2024.