Sambal Asparagus

Name: Sambal Asparagus
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 12 oz asparagus; 2 tbsp oil; 1.75 tbsp sambal; 4 oz medium shrimp, shelled and deveined; 0.5 tsp fish sauce (or salt to taste); 0.25 tsp sugar; 1.5 tbsp water

A quick Malaysian stir-fry of tender-crisp asparagus and shrimp tossed in spicy sambal — a vibrant vegetable side that comes together in minutes.

15 min 3 servingsRasa Malaysia Source

Extracted by chinwei271Extracted 1 Jul 2026

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Ingredients7 items

Produce

🌿asparagus12 oz

Seafood

🦐medium shrimp, shelled and deveined4 oz

Pantry

🛢️oil2 tbsp

🌶️sambal1¾ tbsp

🐟fish sauce (or salt to taste)½ tsp

🍬sugar¼ tsp

Other

💧water1½ tbsp

Instructions

1
Rinse the asparagus. Trim 1-1.5 inches from the tough ends and halve the stems lengthwise, then cut into 2-inch lengths and set aside.
2
Heat the oil in a wok, add the sambal and stir until you smell its spicy aroma.
3
Add the shrimp and stir thoroughly to coat them well with the sambal.
4
Add the asparagus, fish sauce, sugar and water.
5
Stir-fry until the asparagus is just cooked through, about 1 minute — be careful not to overcook. Serve hot.
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CuisineMalaysian