Description
A quick and comforting dish featuring tender shrimp glazed in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce, perfect for family weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped green onions for garnish
- Steamed rice or vegetables for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, and minced garlic. Whisk until the honey dissolves.
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the shrimp and season with salt and pepper, making sure not to crowd the pan.
- Cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side until the shrimp are pink and cooked through.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the shrimp and stir to coat evenly.
- Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Serve over steamed rice or vegetables and garnish with chopped green onions.
Notes
Scale the recipe and adjust ingredients to suit your family’s taste. Use low-sodium soy sauce for a lighter version, or swap shrimp for firm tofu for a vegetarian option.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 170mg