Description
20-Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp is a quick, flavorful dish that brings together juicy shrimp bathed in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. This recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or last-minute dinner parties, allowing you to impress guests without spending hours in the kitchen. Serve it over rice or enjoy it as an appetizer; either way, it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp fresh ginger (grated)
- 2 green onions (sliced thinly)
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp oil (for cooking)
Instructions
- Prep the shrimp by peeling and deveining if necessary. Mince the garlic and grate the ginger.
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, and grated ginger until smooth.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp in a single layer and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until pink and opaque.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the shrimp and stir gently to coat. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Garnish with sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 170mg