Description
This honey garlic shrimp is a quick and flavorful dish featuring tender shrimp seared to perfection and coated in a sweet, savory, garlicky sauce. It’s perfect served over rice or noodles for a satisfying 20-minute meal.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar or lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- Cooked rice or noodles, for serving
Instructions
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive 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. Remove from skillet.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, vinegar or lemon juice, and red pepper flakes. Simmer for 1–2 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Return shrimp to skillet and toss to coat in sauce. Cook for another 1–2 minutes until glossy and heated through.
- Remove from heat, garnish with parsley, and serve over rice or noodles.
Notes
- Use thawed, patted-dry shrimp for best sear.
- Don’t overcook shrimp — remove from heat once pink and just curled.
- Add vegetables like bell pepper or broccoli for a one-pan meal.
- Adjust sweetness or spice to taste by modifying honey or red pepper flakes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe (without rice)
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: undefined
- Trans Fat: undefined
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
