This lip smacking delicious honey garlic shrimp recipe is a quick and easy healthy dinner. It is sure to join your regular dinner rotation. Serve with brown rice and veggies, grill it on skewers or serve over salad.
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients
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1/3 cup honey
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1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
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1 Tablespoon jarred minced garlic or 2 teaspoons fresh*
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optional: 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
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1 lb medium uncooked shrimp, peeled & deveined
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2 teaspoons olive oil
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optional: chopped green onion for garnish
Directions
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Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl.
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Place shrimp in a large zipped-top bag or tupperware. Pour 1/2 of the marinade 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.
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Cover and refrigerate the rest of the marinade for step 3. (Time-saving tip: while the shrimp is marinating, I steamed broccoli and microwaved some quick brown rice.)
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Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in the skillet. (Discard used marinade.)
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Cook shrimp on one side until pink– about 45 seconds– then flip shrimp over. Pour in remaining marinade and cook it all until shrimp is cooked through, about 1 minute more.
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Serve shrimp with cooked marinade sauce and a garnish of green onion. The sauce is excellent on brown rice and steamed veggies on the side.