Name: Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Ingredients: 1 pound of shrimp; 1/3 cup honey; 1 cup low sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon of minced ginger; 2 tablespoons of olive oil; Optional: 1 cup of cooked rice; Optional: Sesame seeds and chopped scallions to garnish

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This Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp is made with shrimp, honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, oil and can be served on rice.

This is a simple recipe that gives shrimp a great combination of sweet and savory flavor. You can also make this recipe on the grill by marinating the shrimp the same exact way, threading them on skewers. This is an easy weeknight recipe and takes only 20 minutes to make! I love plating this shrimp on a warm bed of rice, although this shrimp works well with noodles as well.

If you love this recipe, feel free to try my Seafood Boil Bag or my Chicken and Shrimp Fajitas.

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Ingredients

You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

Shrimp
Honey
Soy sauce
Garlic
Ginger
Olive oil
Rice
Sesame seeds

See recipe card for Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp quantities.

Instructions

Pour honey, garlic, soy sauce and ginger in a bowl and whisk. Separate the marinade in two separate bowls.

Place the shrimp in a bowl and pour half of the mixture in. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Leave the leftover mixture to the side. After 30 minutes, place the olive oil in a medium pan on medium high heat and put the shrimp in the pan.

Try not to dump any of the juice in the pan. The shrimp should cook about 3 minutes on each side. Remember, you still have half of the fresh mixture left. Use tongs to flip each individual shrimp! After flipping the shrimp and three minutes have passed, pour the rest of the mixture in, stir, and remove.

Serve the shrimp with rice and garnish with scallions and sesame seed.

Hint: Do not overcook the shrimp.

Substitutions

Soy sauce: I absolutely love using soy sauce for this recipe, and although you can use coconut aminos.

Garlic: For best quality, use fresh garlic. You can opt to using garlic from the jar.

Ginger: To buy the freshest ginger, make sure the skin and flesh is firm.

Shrimp: I love going to my local fish market to buy the freshest fish possible. I would rather use fresh fish over previously frozen shrimp.

Honey: I love using raw, organic honey for best results.

Variations

Cooking is a chance to be creative! Have fun with it and feel free to make your own variation.

Spicy - add extra red pepper flakes in the shrimp, or sriracha after.
Deluxe - serve with lo mein, ramen or glass noodles.
Kid friendly - add crushed wonton chips.

Check out this Rock Shrimp Tempura.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Stone bakeware takes longer to heat up than metal pans, and also retain heat for longer, which could make the recipe more watery, or burnt on the outsides.

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Storage

This will be good in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

These Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

Top tip

It is very easy to overcook the shrimp so make sure to cook according to instructions.