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Recipe of the day: 20-minute honey garlic shrimp

This meal is perfect for busy weeknights or when you are craving a quick and delicious meal.


This dish combines shrimp with a tantalising marinade of honey, soy sauce, and garlic.

You can serve it over brown rice or steamed vegetables for a complete and satisfying meal.

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20 minute honey garlic shrimp

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce (we usually use reduced sodium)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced (or 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic)
  • optional: 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • Optional for garnish: chopped green onion
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Method

  1. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl.
  2. You will use half for the marinade in step 2 and half for cooking the shrimp in step 3.
  3. Place shrimp in a large sealable container or zipped-top bag.
  4. Pour 1/2 of the marinade/sauce mixture on top, give it all a shake or stir, then allow shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or for up to 8-12 hours.
  5. Cover and refrigerate the rest of the marinade for Step 3. (Time-saving tip: while the shrimp is marinating, we usually steam broccoli and microwave some quick brown rice.)
  6. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in the skillet. (Discard used marinade.)
  7. Cook shrimp on one side until pink, about 45 seconds, then flip shrimp over.
  8. Pour in remaining marinade/sauce and cook it all until shrimp is cooked through, about 1-2 more minutes.
  9. Serve shrimp with cooked marinade sauce and a garnish of green onion. The sauce is excellent on brown rice and steamed vegetables on the side.

*This recipe was sourced from sallysbakingaddiction.com with permission.

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20 minute honey garlic shrimp

Shrimp recipe
  • Author: Sally McKenney
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Lunch, Dinner
  • Method: cook
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Scale

    • 1/3 cup honey

    • 1/4 cup soy sauce (we usually use reduced sodium)

    • 2 garlic cloves, minced (or 1 teaspoon jarred minced garlic)

    • optional: 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

    • 1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined

    • 2 teaspoons olive oil

    • optional for garnish: chopped green onion

    • Cook Mode Prevent your screen from going dark

Instructions

  1. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl.
  2. You will use half for the marinade in step 2 and half for cooking the shrimp in step 3.
  3. Place shrimp in a large sealable container or zipped-top bag.
  4. Pour 1/2 of the marinade/sauce mixture on top, give it all a shake or stir, then allow shrimp to marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or for up to 8-12 hours.
  5. Cover and refrigerate the rest of the marinade for Step 3. (Time-saving tip: while the shrimp is marinating, we usually steam broccoli and microwave some quick brown rice.)
  6. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in the skillet. (Discard used marinade.)
  7. Cook shrimp on one side until pink, about 45 seconds, then flip shrimp over.
  8. Pour in remaining marinade/sauce and cook it all until shrimp is cooked through, about 1-2 more minutes.
  9. Serve shrimp with cooked marinade sauce and a garnish of green onion. The sauce is excellent on brown rice and steamed vegetables on the side.

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