Sweet Heat Shrimp Tempura Bowls
with Sesame-Roasted Broccoli & Quick Pickles
- Shellfish
- Sesame
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
You know those special sauces that make it impossible to put down your fork? Prepare to meet your new favorite. This creamy, sweet, savory, Sriracha-spiked (yes, all those things!) drizzle is so good, it’ll make your taste buds light up. Even better? It’s paired with crispy tempura shrimp, sesame-flecked broccoli, and quick-pickled cucumbers on top of steamy rice. Don’t be surprised when you find yourself swiping up every last drop... and making up excuses to make this dish again and again.
Ingredients
1 unit
Apricot Jam
8 ounce
Broccoli
10 ounce
Shrimp
(Contains: Shellfish)
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon
Korean Chili Flakes
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 tablespoon
Sesame Seeds
(Contains: Sesame)
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
82 g
Tempura Batter Mix
(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs)
2 unit
Scallions
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 teaspoon
Sriracha
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
½ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and halve cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. In a small bowl, combine cucumber, half the vinegar (all for 4 servings), ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4), and a pinch of salt. Set aside. • Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• In a second small bowl, combine mayonnaise, jam, Sriracha, half the garlic powder, 1 tsp water (2 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. • Melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites; cook, stirring, until softened, 1 minute. • Add rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, cut broccoli florets into 1-inch pieces if necessary. Toss on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, half the sesame seeds (save the rest for serving), salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until golden brown and crispy, 15-20 minutes. • Carefully toss with half the scallion greens.
• Meanwhile, rinse shrimp* under cold water; pat very dry with paper towels. Season with salt. • In a large bowl, combine tempura mix, remaining garlic powder, 1⁄3 cup cold water (²⁄3 cup for 4 servings), and salt (we used ½ tsp; 1 tsp for 4). TIP: If needed, add more water 1 TBSP at a time until it reaches a pancakebatter-like consistency. • Stir shrimp into batter until fully coated.
• Heat a ¼-inch layer of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. • Once oil is hot enough that a drop of batter sizzles when added to the pan, working in batches, add coated shrimp in a single layer. Cook until golden brown and cooked through, 2-3 minutes on the first side and 1-2 minutes on the second side. • Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Immediately season with salt and pepper.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter and season with salt and pepper. • Divide rice between bowls. Top with shrimp, quick pickles (draining first), and broccoli. Drizzle shrimp with sauce; top with remaining scallion greens, remaining sesame seeds, and a pinch of chili flakes to taste. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the delicious blend of flavors, especially the sweet-and-spicy sauce drizzled over crispy tempura shrimp 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Some found it time-consuming with multiple steps, but most agreed the results were worth the effort.
- Suggestions: Consider adding more sauce; some found it wasn't quite enough. Try air frying for less mess.
- Portions: Several noted generous shrimp portions, though a few wanted more rice to balance the meal.
- Texture: Customers raved about the light, crispy tempura batter, though some had trouble getting it to stick.
- Vegetables: The quick-pickled cucumbers were a refreshing contrast, but roasted broccoli received mixed reviews.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was our favorite recipe so far. The amount of sweet and heat are just right and the hot shrimp goes really well with the freshly pickled cucumbers. The broccoli was also the perfect accompaniment. We enjoyed the balance of protein, grains, and vegetables as well.
A true new favorite of mine - this was the perfect meal and I am now convinced that all rice-based Asian dishes need a side of sweet pickles to complete them. The spicy sweet sauce for the crunchy shrimp was delicious, and I loved having roasted broccoli! Perfection on a plate! More tempura shrimp please!
So the tempura was great. The flavors were ridiculously good on the apricot sweet hot tempura shrimp bowls. It's not that it was time consuming to cook, there were just a lot of steps, timing important, but good food takes focus!
The tempura shrimp cooked beautifully, it was so filling. That sweet heat from the sauce drizzled on the shrimp and the pickled cucumbers balanced the dish out so well. Will definitely be reordering this next time it pops up!
Quick pickles very refreshing and great complement. Sauce was very flavorful. Broccoli went well with it but could have been another vegetable. Shrimp tempura very good. Shrimp all ready cleaned and ready to go. Family loved it!
This was actually intermediate in terms of ability level required to cook it, but those tempura shrimp were FIRE. They were so crunchy and savory, and I normally hate shrimp, but I absolutely loved these. Roasted broccoli is my favorite vegetable, so that was an awesome addition to this. The pickled cucumbers felt kind of random, but I would totally order this again, and it is 100% worth the premium price.
So yummy! The combo of the pickles with the roasted flavor of the broccoli and the crunchy shrimp with the spicy sweet sauce is all amazingly delicious! I am a pretty good cook, but sometimes run out of ideas for dinner and HelloFresh really helps to not get bored with the meals I cook. It also helps me with portion control, I am an empty-nester and my husband says I make enough food to feed the neighborhood so, this helps with that as well as controlling how much I eat. Perfect meal and easy to cook!
Tempura shrimp was bland, the broccoli was okay. The quick pickles were great after we added red pepper flakes. The jasmine rice was sublime but rich due to 2 TBSP of butter. The sauce was the major disappointment. It was an ailoi, too much mayo washed out the Sriracha and the sweetness from the apricot jam. Too much work for such a boring meal.
Delicious meal, my whole family loved it. The only thing was that my broccoli was done way before the shrimp so I had to warm it up again and the shrimp tempura batter actually needs to be more watery than pancake batter as described.
The tempura mix was light and delicious. Loved the pickled cucumbers as a completely different flavor but complimentary to the shrimp. Sauce was perfect for the shrimp. An interesting combination of flavors that worked well together.
