Honey Garlic Shrimp

This Honey Garlic Shrimp is marinated in sweet sauce, then cooked together in a pan. Serve it with broccoli and rice for a quick and easy dinner!

This dish is easy to make, just like my Garlic Butter Shrimp and Teriyaki Shrimp. Seafood cooks quickly, so you can have dinner on the table in 15 minutes!

One of the easiest shrimp dinners you can make is this Honey Garlic Shrimp. It's made with 5 ingredients (plus salt, pepper and oil) that you most likely already have in your pantry and fridge. Easy yet bursting with flavor! Raw shrimp is marinated in sweet garlic mixture, then cooked until plump and juicy. Marinate is turned into sauce and everything tossed together. Talk about easy!

Ingredients:

• shrimp: I used jumbo size but medium works perfectly too
• salt and pepper
• olive oil
• honey
• garlic: freshly minced or jarred
• soy sauce: I used low-sodium
• sesame oil: optional but highly recommended

How to make Honey Garlic Shrimp?

• Start by cleaning the shrimp. Remove shell and the vain.
• Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
• Mix marinade/sauce ingredients.
• Place shrimp in a ziploc bag or a bowl, add marinade and stir in to coat the shrimp. Close the bag or cover the bowl and marinate for 30 minutes.

• Heat up oil in pan.
• Remove shrimp from bag with cooking tongs and cook in pan for 2 minutes on each side or until pink. Remove onto a plate.
• Once done, add remaining marinate and simmer. If you want to make it thicker, mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water and add to sauce. Simmer until thick.
• Serve sauce over shrimp or toss shrimp back to the pan and stir in.

Can I keep the tails on the shrimp?

While it can look pretty in a whole dish, I always remove the tail shell because oftentimes the vain breaks and there is a leftover of it in the tail. It will add that sandy/dirt taste to the dish and you do not want that.

What to serve with this shrimp dish?

I like to serve it with rice and steamed broccoli or stir-fried vegetables. For a refreshing addition, try my Thai Cucumber Salad.

More easy Asian dinners:

• Pan Fried Noodles
• Easy Vegetable Potstickers
• Quick Ramen Stir Fry

For more recipes like this one, feel free to browse our Asian Category.

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Honey Garlic Shrimp

Author: Anna

This Honey Garlic Shrimp is marinated in sweet sauce, then cooked together in a pan. Serve it with broccoli and rice for a quick and easy dinner! Serve it with steamed broccoli and rice.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 4 servings

Calories 295 kcal

Ingredients

 

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for the shrimp:

• ▢ 1 lb shrimp
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil

for the sauce:

• ▢ ½ cup honey
• ▢ ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ▢ 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• ▢ 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Instructions

 

• Remove shells and veins from shrimp.
  1 lb shrimp
• Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
  ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• Mix marinade/sauce ingredients in a measuring cup of a bowl.
  ½ cup honey, ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 3 teaspoons minced garlic, 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• Place shrimp in a ziploc bag or a bowl, add marinade and stir in to coat the shrimp. Close the bag or cover the bowl and marinate for 30 minutes, in the fridge.
• Heat up olive oil in pan.
  1 tablespoon olive oil
• Remove shrimp from bag with cooking tongs and cook in pan for 2 minutes on each side or until pink. Remove onto a plate.
• Once done, add remaining marinate to pan and bring to simmer. If you want to make it thicker, mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water and add to sauce. Simmer until thick.
• Serve sauce over shrimp or toss shrimp back to the pan and stir in.

Notes

• I used jumbo size but medium works perfectly too.
• You can use fresh or jarred ginger.
• I recommend low-sodium soy sauce to control the sodium in the recipe.
• Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use calorie counter you are familiar with.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 286mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 3mg

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