Honey garlic shrimp. Buy Groceries at Amazon & Save. I love a good stir fry, and trying new ways to make Chinese restaurant-worthy meals in my own kitchen. A few favorites are lightened up General Tso Chicken, and Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry.
Soy Sauce: One of my favorite sauces to add to shrimp. It has a sweet and salty flavor that cooks well in shrimp. Garlic: You can never have enough garlic. You can have Honey garlic shrimp using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Honey garlic shrimp
- You need 1/2 cup of honey.
- It's 1/4 cup of soy sauce.
- You need 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
- You need of juice of one small lemon.
- Prepare 1 pound of large shrimp, peeled and deveined.
- It's 2 Tablespoons of butter.
- It's of green onions, for garnish.
This hint of garlic will balance out the flavors. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl. Place shrimp in a large zipped-top bag or tupperware. For even more flavor, try adding in some red pepper flakes for heat or fresh lime juice for zest!
Honey garlic shrimp step by step
- In a small bowl whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic and lemon. Add half of the sauce to the shrimp and let marinate for 30 minutes..
- In a medium sized skillet add the butter. Add the shrimp and discard marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium high. Cook until the shrimp turns pink about 2 minutes each side. Add the reserved marinade and pour over shrimp. Cook until the sauce starts to thicken and coats the shrimp. Garnish with green onions.
If you like cilantro, lime and red pepper flakes, try out this variation of cilantro lime honey garlic shrimp skillet!. This recipe sears better in a cast iron pan and may not perform as well with caramelized bits in non-stick pans. Put shrimp in a large ziploc bag. In a medium bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic and lime juice. Mix the honey, lemon juie, salt and cayenne pepper in a small bowl.