Honey Garlic Shrimp
March 25th, 2025Sweet Shrimp With a Tangy, Garlicky Sauce
This recipe for honey garlic shrimp comes together in under 30 minutes and can be on the table faster than delivery! Tender, sweet shrimp are coated in a tangy, garlicky sauce that's sweetened with honey. Serve the honey garlic shrimp with rice to soak up all of the deliciousness.
We recommend using peeled shrimp to make honey garlic shrimp, so that the finished dish is easier to enjoy with chopsticks or a fork. Sidestriped shrimp, a small variety of Alaskan shrimp, is especially sweet and bite-sized, making it a great option for this dish. A larger variety of shrimp like wild-caught spot prawns can also be substituted in this recipe for honey garlic shrimp — simply add an extra minute or two of cook time as needed for the spot prawns to just cook through.
If the honey garlic sauce thickens too much by the time your shrimp are perfectly cooked through, just 1 tablespoon of water at a time until the sauce reaches a pourable consistency.
What to Serve With Honey Garlic Shrimp
Honey garlic shrimp is a dish that can be paired with just about any vegetable or starch to build a complete meal:
- Steamed white rice, or brown rice to enjoy the extra fiber content
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Asian-style noodles, stir-fried or simply boiled, to toss in any extra honey garlic sauce
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Roasted or sauteed broccoli, for a takeout feel
- A raw carrot slaw, for fresh texture
Honey Garlic Shrimp
By Wild Alaskan Company
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook Time
5 minutes
Total time
25 minutes
Yield
2-3 servings
Ingredients
- 2 (8 oz.) packages sidestriped shrimp or spot prawns, peeled
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Rice, for serving
- Roasted veggies, for serving
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, toss shrimp with onion powder, black pepper, and salt.
2. Whisk cornstarch, water, rice vinegar, honey and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
3. Melt butter in a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat. Add chopped garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add seasoned shrimp to the pan and cook until just starting to curl and cook through, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. Give the cornstarch mixture another mix to make sure everything is incorporated and immediately pour into the pan. Cook, mixing constantly until the sauce is thickened, glossy and coating each shrimp, 2 minutes.
5. Transfer to serving platter and serve over rice with a side of roasted veggies, if desired.
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have a certain medical condition. The FDA recommends an internal temperature of 145°F for cooked fish.
