Description
Honey, garlic, ginger and soy sauce come together to create a rich sweet and savory sauce. It has a wonderful pan-seared finish and is perfect for busy mid-week meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp fresh, minced ginger
- 2–3 cloves garlic (about 1 tablespoon)
- ¾ lb uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ tsp crushed chili flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Step 1: Whisk honey, soy sauce, chili flakes (if used), ginger, and garlic in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Step 2: In another medium bowl, add shrimp and olive oil. Season the shrimp with salt and ground pepper and toss to coat.
- Step 3: Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Place the shrimp into the pan in an even layer. Cook the shrimp on one side until nicely seared, about 1-2 minutes. Flip the shrimp over and cook for another minute or until they’re just cooked but still a little translucent in the center.
- Step 4: Pour in the honey garlic marinade and cook until the shrimp is fully cooked (so about 1 minute more of cooking time). If desired, remove the shrimp from the pan so they don’t overcook, and reduce the sauce a little to thicken it.
- Step 5: Serve the shrimp with the reduced sauce over brown rice and veggies. Garnish with green onion, if desired.
Notes
You can use fresh or frozen shrimp. If using frozen shrimp, thaw in the refrigerator overnight or in cold water for 20-25 minutes. Buying pre-deveined shrimp saves time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 288 kcal
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 1253 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 214 mg
Keywords: honey garlic shrimp, pan-seared shrimp, easy dinner, seafood