With ingredients like ginger, garlic, honey, coconut aminos, and red pepper flakes, this honey garlic shrimp is equal parts sweet, spicy, and delicious. It’s family-friendly and done from start to finish in 20 minutes, making it the perfect addition to your weeknight dinner rotation.
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This honey garlic shrimp is so delicious, and, as if that weren’t reason enough to make it, it’s a family-friendly meal that’s done, start to finish, in 20 minutes. Bold flavors of garlic and ginger get sautéed until fragrant, the shrimp go in for a quick cook, and then coconut aminos, honey, and green onion head into the pan. Serve over white rice and alongside steamed broccoli (if you wish), and voila!, dinner is ready!
Looking for more family-friendly shrimp recipes? We’ve got you. This shrimp scampi is delicious and way easier than you may think, this shrimp fajita recipe is a fail-proof recipe that’s perfect for taco Tuesday, and, if you have leftover rice in the fridge, this shrimp fried rice is the perfect recipe to use it in.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s quick – as mentioned above, this recipe clocks in at just under 20 minutes. That’s incredibly quick for a polished, put together weeknight recipe!
- It’s delicious – the bold flavors of garlic, ginger, honey, and coconut aminos can’t be beat here. It’s such a simple recipe and so, so yummy.
- It’s family-friendly – this shrimp dinner is incredibly family-friendly. If you have young kiddos at home (or just people who are sensitive to spice in general), feel free to reduce the amount that’s in the recipe or omit them altogether.
Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe Ingredients
While you don’t need much for this delicious recipe, I’d be willing to bet that you have at least one or two of the ingredients you do need on hand already. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.
- Shrimp – this recipe calls for peeled and deveined shrimp. We grabbed already peeled and deveined shrimp from the seafood counter at our local grocery store, but you can absolutely peel/devein your own.
- Coconut aminos – if you aren’t familiar with coconut aminos, you’re in for a treat. Coconut aminos come from the sap of the coconut plant and make for the yummiest, sweet, sticky sauce. We love using coconut aminos for our homemade teriyaki sauce and other Asian-inspired dishes. You can find coconut aminos in either the health aisle of the grocery store or, if it’s not there, by the sauces, near the soy sauce.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Recipe Variations and Modifications
- Skip the spice – if you’re sensitive to spice, feel free to cut the red pepper flakes in half (so, 1/4 teaspoon instead of 1/2 teaspoon) or omit them altogether.
- Serve as you wish – though fluffy white rice and steamed broccoli feel like an obvious pairing here, you can absolutely swap these out for any other sides. Rice noodles and steamed or lightly sautéed snap peas would also be delicious.
- Make it a stir fry – follow this honey garlic shrimp recipe through step 3, then remove the sauce and shrimp from the skillet (transfer to a bowl and set aside). Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the now-empty skillet, then add a head of broccoli (cut into florets), 1 cup of snap peas, and 1 red bell pepper (cut into thin strips) to the skillet with the olive oil, and cook for 6-7 minutes, until the veggies are soft. Return the shrimp and honey garlic sauce to the pan and stir to combine. Let everything warm through, then serve over white rice!
How to Make Honey Garlic Shrimp
This recipe is incredibly easy to make! Follow along below.
Step 1: Add the olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the garlic and ginger, and saute for about 3-5 minutes, until fragrant.
Step 2: Dust the shrimp with the salt and red pepper flakes. Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook on one side for 3 minutes, until pink. Flip each shrimp over and then add the coconut aminos and the honey. Remove the shrimp from the pan as the shrimp curl in on themselves and are fully opaque.
Step 3: Bring the sauce to a simmer, add the green onions, then remove from heat.
Step 4: Add the shrimp back to the skillet and toss everything together. Serve over white rice with steamed broccoli, and garnish with additional red pepper flakes if desired.
Recipe Tips
Don’t overcook your shrimp! Shrimp is so easy to overcook, and when that happens, the shrimp becomes tough, chewy, and not-so-delicious. Keep the cooking time nice and short, turning the heat off as soon as the shrimp curl and turn opaque.
How to Serve
Serve your honey garlic shrimp over fluffy white rice and steamed broccoli, like we did, or change things up and serve your saucy shrimp over rice noodles or alongside steamed green beans or any other veggie you love.
How to Store and Reheat
Store any leftover honey garlic shrimp in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
To reheat, either pop a serving in the microwave or heat in a skillet over medium heat, just until warmed through. Be careful not to reheat the shrimp for too long, as they’ll dry out and turn rubbery.
Frequently Asked Questions
YES! Garlic and honey taste incredible together. There’s something about the combination of the bold, pungent flavor of garlic and sweet, sticky, syrupy honey that makes the two a match made in foodie heaven!
When it comes to cooking shrimp, the biggest mistake most people make is OVERcooking. When shrimp are overcooked, they become tough, rubbery and a whole lot less delicious. For the juiciest shrimp, be sure to cook just until the shrimp curls in on itself and turns opaque.
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Honey Garlic Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
- 5 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ cup coconut aminos
- 1 bunch fresh green onion, sliced into 1-inch pieces on the diagonal
- Fresh broccoli, steamed, for serving, optional
- White rice, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Saute the ginger and garlic in olive oil over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes, or until fragrant.
- Dust the shrimp with salt and red pepper flakes.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook on one side for 3 minutes, until pink. Flip each shrimp over and then add the coconut aminos and the honey. Remove the shrimp from the pan as the shrimp curl in on themselves and are fully opaque.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer, add the green onions, then remove from heat.
- Add the shrimp back to the skillet and toss everything together. Serve over white rice with steamed broccoli, and garnish with additional red pepper flakes if desired.
Recipe Notes
- Skip the spice – if you’re sensitive to spice, feel free to cut the red pepper flakes in half (so, 1/4 teaspoon instead of 1/2 teaspoon) or omit them altogether.
- Serve as you wish – though fluffy white rice and steamed broccoli feel like an obvious pairing here, you can absolutely swap these out for any other sides. Rice noodles and steamed or lightly sautéed snap peas would also be delicious.
- Make it a stir fry – follow this honey garlic shrimp recipe through step 3, then remove the sauce and shrimp from the skillet (transfer to a bowl and set aside). Add another tablespoon of olive oil to the now-empty skillet, then add a head of broccoli (cut into florets), 1 cup of snap peas, and 1 red bell pepper (cut into thin strips) to the skillet with the olive oil, and cook for 6-7 minutes, until the veggies are soft. Return the shrimp and honey garlic sauce to the pan and stir to combine. Let everything warm through, then serve over white rice!
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