Description
This 10 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe offers a quick, flavorful meal featuring tender shrimp coated in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. Enhanced with ginger, garlic, and a hint of chili flakes, this dish is perfect for a fast dinner or an impressive appetizer, served best over rice or as a standalone starter.
Ingredients
Scale
Shrimp Marinade
- 450g / 1lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Shrimp & Sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp ginger paste or grated fresh ginger
- 4 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp chilli flakes (optional)
Garnish
- 2 green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Marinate Shrimp: In a medium bowl, combine light soy sauce and cornstarch, then add the peeled and deveined shrimp. Toss thoroughly to coat the shrimp evenly. Set aside to allow the shrimp to absorb the marinade, a technique called “velveting” that helps keep the shrimp tender and juicy during cooking.
- Cook Garlic and Ginger: Heat vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and ginger paste, cooking for no longer than 30 seconds until fragrant but not browned to prevent bitterness.
- Cook Shrimp: Add the marinated shrimp to the pan. Cook the shrimp for 1-2 minutes on each side depending on their size, until they turn pink and opaque.
- Add Honey and Chili Flakes: Pour honey over the shrimp and sprinkle chilli flakes if using. Toss everything together quickly to coat the shrimp evenly and infuse them with the sweet and spicy flavors. Remove the pan from heat immediately after to prevent the honey from burning.
- Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle sliced green onions on top as a fresh garnish. Serve the honey garlic shrimp hot over steamed rice or as a flavorful appetizer.
Notes
- Use fresh/frozen shrimp that are peeled and deveined for best texture and ease of cooking.
- The “velveting” technique using cornstarch in the marinade keeps the shrimp tender and juicy.
- Do not overcook the garlic and ginger to avoid bitterness; 30 seconds is sufficient.
- Adjust chili flakes quantity to control the spiciness according to your preference.
- This dish pairs wonderfully with steamed jasmine or basmati rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe (approximately 113g shrimp with sauce)
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 160mg
