Description
Honey garlic shrimp is a quick, healthy high-protein shrimp dinner made with simple ingredients in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup tamari soy sauce or coconut aminos
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro or parsley
1 green onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
1. Stir honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
2. Place shrimp in a separate bowl and pour 1/3 of the sauce over them. Toss and marinate 15-20 minutes.
3. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook 1-2 minutes per side until pink.
4. Pour remaining sauce into pan and simmer 1 minute until slightly reduced.
5. Turn off heat, stir in herbs, and top with green onions before serving.
Notes
Do not overcook shrimp.
Use coconut aminos for lower sodium.
Store leftovers up to 3 days in refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 170mg