Honey Garlic Shrimp (15 Minute Easy Dinner)
This Honey Garlic Shrimp has a sticky sweet and savory sauce with dinner cooked in 15 minutes! It's crazy easy to make and feels like a restaurant meal in your own home. Here I've served it with quinoa rice and a fresh cucumber salad
Servings: 2
Calories: 284kcal
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Ingredients
- 11oz / 300g shrimp/prawns - cleaned and deveined (~14 pieces)
- 1 ½ tablespoons honey
- 3 medium garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce - I've used low sodium
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander or parsley and serve with rice - I've served with quinoa rice
Instructions
- Ensure shrimp are cleaned and deveined then pat them dry and sprinkle lightly with salt
- In a small bowl or ramekin make the sauce - add the honey, soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes and grate the garlic cloves with a microplane grater. Add ½ tablespoon of water and whisk to combine
- In a nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the shrimp one at a time in a single layer - I place them down clockwise which makes flipping them easier. Cook for about 2-3 minutes until you can see the sides halfway up the shrimp are pink and opaque
- Flip each piece and cook the second side only for a minute then pour in the honey garlic sauce
- Cook the shrimp in the sauce for about 2 minutes, flipping them around so they're all coated. Then transfer the shrimp to a large bowl
- Cook down sauce for about 2 minutes over low heat, stirring until it has thickened and become nice and glossy. Then pour it into a small ramekin
- Pour most of the sauce over the shrimp and give it a good toss together. Serve up your delicious honey garlic shrimp with a sprinkle of the chopped herbs, the remaining sauce on the side and enjoy with rice and a fresh salad
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Notes
- Pat dry the shrimp with paper towels before cooking, especially if using frozen shrimp that has been defrosted so that excess water isn't released
- Place the shrimp down clockwise in an even layer so you can flip them in order of cooking - this way they will cook evenly
- To avoid overcooked shrimp, remove them from the pan once cooked and thicken the sauce for the final few minutes to then glaze over the top
Nutrition
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 242mg | Sodium: 756mg | Potassium: 479mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 0.4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg
