Description
This Honey Garlic Shrimp is quick, flavorful, and ready in just 20 minutes. Sweet honey and savory garlic create a sticky glaze that’s perfect for rice, noodles, or veggies.
Ingredients
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 tablespoons honey
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
1 tablespoon olive oil (or sesame oil)
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
2 green onions, chopped (for garnish)
Sesame seeds, optional garnish
Instructions
1. In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add shrimp in a single layer and cook 1–2 minutes per side, until pink.
4. Pour honey garlic sauce over shrimp, stir and simmer 2–3 minutes until thickened.
5. Remove from heat, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
6. Serve immediately with rice, noodles, or vegetables.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate the shrimp in the sauce for 15 minutes before cooking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 180mg