Honey Garlic Shrimp {Easy 15 Minute Recipe} - TipBuzz (2024)

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This Honey Garlic Shrimp has succulent jumbo shrimp coated in an irresistible sticky sauce. You only need 6 ingredients and 15 minutes to make it for an easy weeknight dinner or party appetizer.

People go crazy for this restaurant-quality shrimp recipe! It has a balance of sweet and savory flavors with an irresistible sauce that glazes the shrimp. Best of all, you can make it on the stovetop using just a few pantry ingredients, quick and easy! (Instant Pot Honey Garlic Shrimp is another great option too!)

The secret is the honey garlic sauce made with just 4 ingredients: garlic, ginger, honey and soy sauce. When simmered in a skillet with the shrimp, the sauce quickly reduces into a sticky glaze that coats the shrimp. Definitely one of my all-time favorite shrimp dishes.

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make it:

• Jumbo shrimp: I recommend using peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp with heads off (more about shrimp sizes). If you’re using frozen shrimp, make sure to thaw the shrimp completely before use.
• Vegetable oil: You can use canola oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil or similar.
• Soy sauce: I recommend a quality low-sodium soy sauce such as Kikkoman or San-J. To make this dish gluten-free, use gluten-free soy sauce or coconut aminos)
• Garlic: Minced fresh garlic is worth the effort for the best flavor; only use garlic powder in a pinch.
• Ginger: Same as for garlic: use freshly minced with ground ginger only as a backup option.
• Honey
• Green onion: an optional garnish

How to Make Honey Garlic Shrimp

Make the honey garlic sauce: Whisk the minced garlic, minced ginger, honey and soy sauce together in a bowl.

Marinate the shrimp:Add the shrimp and HALF of the sauce to a resealable plastic bag to marinate for 5-10 minutes (if you need to leave it longer, place in the refrigerator). This step is important to build flavor, so don’t skip it!

Cook the shrimp: Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the oil and shrimp followed the remaining sauce. Sauté the shrimp for 1-2 minutes per side, using kitchen tongs to flip them. During this time the sauce will thicken and coat the shrimp.

Note: If your sauce hasn’t thickened when shrimp are done, remove the shrimp to a plate to avoid overcooking while you boil down the sauce. Then add back the shrimp, tossing to coat.

Remove from the heat and garnish with optional green onions before serving.

How Do You Know If Shrimp Is Cooked

Shrimp cooks quickly and can quickly become rubbery and chewy when overcooked. Once the flesh is opaque and the shrimp have started to curl, they are done. This will usually take about 3-4 minutes for jumbo shrimp, although it varies by skillet. Smaller shrimp will take even less time (read more about how to cook shrimp).

Recipe Video: Honey Garlic Shrimp

This quick 1-minute tutorial shows you how to make honey garlic shrimp:

What to Serve with Shrimp

• Rice or cauliflower rice
• Broccoli or bok choy
• Beef chow mein

More easy shrimp recipes:

• Teriyaki Shrimp
• Coconut Shrimp
• Shrimp Pad Thai

View all shrimp recipes

Recipe tools:

• Mixing bowl
• Large nonstick skillet
• Kitchen tongs

posted May 12, 2019 (updated 1/22/20)