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20 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp

20 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp

This 20 minute honey garlic shrimp is a reader favorite recipe, quick and delivers big flavor.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course main dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 220 kcal

Equipment

  • Medium bowl
  • large sealable container or zipped-top bag
  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ¼ cup soy sauce (reduced sodium preferred)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger optional
  • 1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • chopped green onion optional for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl.
  • Place shrimp in a large sealable container or zipped-top bag. Pour ½ of the marinade/sauce mixture on top. Allow shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in the skillet. Discard used marinade. Cook shrimp on one side until pink, about 45 seconds, then flip shrimp over. Pour in remaining marinade/sauce and cook until shrimp is cooked through, about 1-2 more minutes.
  • Serve shrimp with cooked marinade sauce and a garnish of green onion.

Notes

Some readers add 1 teaspoon of cornstarch to the second half of the sauce that will be used for cooking to thicken the sauce. You could also use fresh or frozen shrimp, thawed before cooking, and the flavor of leftover marinade may change if consumed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 24gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
Keyword 30 minute meal, easy dinner, healthy shrimp, honey garlic shrimp, quick shrimp recipe, shrimp recipe
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