Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe – This honey garlic shrimp recipe is a quick and easy weeknight dinner and a guaranteed hit! Leaning on the savory-sweet side, its garlicky flavor and delicious sticky sauce make it irresistible. This easy shrimp recipe comes together in 20 minutes including prep, which makes it the perfect weeknight meal, but yet delicious enough for entertaining. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the honey garlic shrimp recipe
- 1 pound large jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed if desired
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger (optional)
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onion for garnish (optional)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
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Directions
1. To make the honey garlic shrimp: In a small bowl, add the honey, soy sauce, ginger, cilantro, garlic, red pepper flakes, and mix until combined.
2. Place the peeled and deveined shrimp into a bowl or shallow plate and add 1/3 of the sauce. Toss to coat and marinate shrimp for 20 or 30 minutes.
3. Heat a skillet on medium-high heat. Add olive oil and butter, then add shrimp discarding any marinade. Cook until the shrimp turns pink, about 2 minutes each side.
4. Add the reserved sauce to the shrimp and bring to a simmer. Toss to coat the shrimp with the sauce; then serve immediately with white rice or pasta. Garnish the honey garlic shrimp with green onions and sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!
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Tips for the honey garlic shrimp recipe
This honey garlic shrimp recipe is succulent and makes the perfect quick, healthy dinner when you don’t have much time to cook! Here are a few tips for the best shrimp recipe ever:
- Try as much as possible to buy wild-caught shrimp. Choose large shrimp because they tend to be juicier and meatier.
- We recommend using fresh shrimp, but you can use frozen. Thaw shrimp in several baths of cold water before marinating and cooking.
- We have the habit of leaving the shrimp tails on. It adds more flavor and looks prettier. But you can remove them if you want.
What to serve the honey garlic shrimp instead of rice?
If you’re extra hungry, you can serve this honey garlic shrimp recipe with cauliflower rice to stay on the lower carbs side. Otherwise, a side of grits would also be awesome.
How and how long to keep the honey garlic shrimp leftovers?
These honey garlic shrimps will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Reheat gently covered in a skillet, with a few drops of water to loosen the sauce.
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K
2023-02-12 19:17:09
Super easy to make! I used a bag of 26/30 count shrimp and it was enough for 2 servings. Next time I will use two bags and double the marinade / sauce ingredients to have leftovers but use less red chili flakes. Oddly, the recipe ingredient list has salt and pepper but no where in the instructional steps does it say where to add the salt and pepper. I omitted the salt (the low sodium soy sauce is plenty salty) and mixed the pepper into the marinade / sauce mixture.
Beth Hymas
2022-02-24 19:30:46
This was absolutely delicious! I'm not a big fan of spicy things so I did 1/2 c honey. It was the perfect blend of sweet and spice!
