Description
Quick and easy honey garlic shrimp with a sweet and savory glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional, for thicker sauce)
- 1/4 cup water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes per side until pink. Remove from pan.
- In the same pan, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes.
- Mix cornstarch with water and add to the sauce if you prefer it thicker.
- Return shrimp to the pan and toss to coat in the sauce.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen shrimp. Thaw frozen shrimp before cooking.
- Adjust honey and soy sauce to taste.
- Add more red pepper flakes for extra heat.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 180mg