Description
Quick and easy Honey Garlic Shrimp, packed with sweet and savory flavors, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 680 g (1.5 lb) large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on or off
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (about 12 g)
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) honey
- 45 ml (3 tbsp) low-sodium soy sauce
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) rice vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tsp (3 g) cornstarch + 15 ml (1 tbsp) cold water
- 15 g (1 tbsp) cold butter
- Optional garnish: chopped green onions, sesame seeds, or red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, and vinegar in a small bowl. In another bowl, dissolve cornstarch in cold water.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook until opaque with browned edges.
- Lower the heat, add minced garlic, and sauté until fragrant.
- Pour in the honey-soy mixture and bring to a simmer.
- Stir the cornstarch slurry into the sauce and cook until thickened.
- Add the shrimp back in and toss until coated.
- Remove from heat and stir in cold butter until melted.
Notes
Serve over rice or noodles; refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 560mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 210mg