Description
This quick and flavorful 10 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe combines succulent shrimp with a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. Perfect as a main dish or starter, it cooks rapidly with aromatics like garlic and ginger and offers a delightful blend of textures and tastes, garnished with fresh green onions.
Ingredients
Scale
Shrimp Mixture
- 450 g shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Sauce and Cooking
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp ginger paste (or grated ginger)
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
Garnish
- 2 green onions (sliced)
Instructions
- Prepare the shrimp: In a medium bowl, combine the light soy sauce and cornstarch, then add the peeled and deveined shrimp. Toss thoroughly to coat and set aside. This velveting technique helps to keep the shrimp tender and juicy during cooking.
- Cook aromatics: Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and ginger paste, cooking for no longer than 30 seconds until fragrant but not browned.
- Cook the shrimp: Add the shrimp to the pan, cooking for 1 to 2 minutes on each side depending on their size, until they turn pink and are just cooked through.
- Add the sauce: Pour in the honey and sprinkle with chilli flakes if using. Toss the shrimp gently to coat them evenly with the sauce and immediately remove the pan from the heat to prevent burning the honey.
- Garnish and serve: Sprinkle sliced green onions over the shrimp for freshness and flavor. Serve the honey garlic shrimp hot over rice or as an appetizing starter.
Notes
- This recipe takes less than 10 minutes, making it ideal for a quick weeknight meal.
- For a spicier kick, increase the amount of chilli flakes or add fresh chopped chili.
- Use peeled and deveined shrimp for convenience and best texture.
- Serve with steamed rice or your favorite grain to make it a complete meal.
- The velveting technique ensures the shrimp remain tender and moist.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 256 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 1138 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 286 mg
