Shrimp Recipe
Shrimp never ceases to amaze me at just how easy it is to make, let alone quick to cook! If only it were as inexpensive as chicken, and if only my husband wasn’t allergic to it, I would eat shrimp every day. But for all those NOT allergic to shrimp and ready for either a crowd pleasing appetizer or super easy family pleasing meal, I bring you Honey Garlic Shrimp! I adapted the plate licking sauce from my Honey Lemon Ginger Chicken and added Asian Chili Paste to balance out the spices not used from the chicken breading. So we have sweet honey, tangy lemon, grounded soy, spicy Asian chili paste, creamy butter all seasoned with a kick of ginger and garlic AKA we have otherwordly delicious Honey Garlic Shrimp! This honey garlic sauce not only serves as the marinade, but as the sauce as well because if we are going to make shrimp, we might as well splurge and make it the best shrimp ever. Now we have Honey Garlic Shrimp seeping with flavor through and through bathed in sticky honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients for Honey Garlic Shrimp
Honey Garlic Shrimp uses pantry friendly ingredients so you can make it at a moments notice!
honey: ½ cup might seem like a lot but it is balanced by all the rests of the ingredients. minced garlic: you can substitute fresh garlic with one teaspoon ground. fresh ginger: this recipe only uses 1 ½ teaspoons fresh ginger so you may substitute it with ½ teaspoon ground. I think fresh ginger tastes much better though, so here are a couple tips: you don’t have to purchase the entire root, just snap off an inch. Alternatively, peel and grate or mince all your ginger then freeze it in one teaspoon quantities wrapped in parchment paper then stored in a plastic bag OR you can just snap off what you need.
lemon juice: you can use fresh or bottled lemon juice. rice vinegar: use unseasoned rice vinegar for best results. soy sauce: use low sodium soy sauce so you can control the salt Asian chili paste: I use Sambal Oelek but you can also use sriracha, just be aware you may need more or less as different chili sauces vary in heat. butter: you can use more or less depending on how decadent you would like your Honey Garlic Shrimp.
WHAT SHRIMP is best for Honey Garlic Shrimp?
In addition to the delectable sauce, the other star of this Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe is the shrimp. You are going to want to use shrimp that is:
16-20 count/pound for grilling or you can use smaller if cooking on the stovetop Raw Shelled Deveined Defrosted (if it’s been frozen)
Is frozen shrimp deveined?
I always purchase my shrimp in the frozen section at Costco. It comes frozen, shelled and deveined so all that’s left to do is defrost the shrimp. The shrimp bag at the grocery store will indicate if the shrimp is deveined or not. You want to purchase deveined if possible because then its one less thing you have to do!
How do you clean shrimp before cooking?
If you need to devein your shrimp, it is easy to do if you have never done it before:
HOW DO I DEFROST SHRIMP?
Quick Defrost: Place the frozen shrimp in a colander then place the colander in a large bowl. Fill the bowl with cold tap water and let it sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, replace the water with new cold tap water and submerge the shrimp again. Let shrimp sit an additional 10- 20 minutes. If the shrimp isn’t completely defrosted, then repeat. Easy Defrost: The easiest way to defrost your shrimp in the refrigerator overnight.
SHRIMP TAILS ON OR OFF?
I recommend cooking your shrimp with the tails on because the tail shells contain flavor that seeps out and we get more robust shrimp flavor. Once your shrimp is cooked and resting you can remove the tails if you desire.
What type of pan should I use to cook the shrimp?
Normally you an cook shrimp in any pan but for this Honey Garlic Shrimp, you will need to use either a nonstick skillet or a well-seasoned skillet or wok otherwise the honey and shrimp will stick to the pan and you will be left peeling shrimp off of the pan.
Can I prep any of this in advance?
You can prep your shrimp by either cleaning it or defrosting it. You can whisk your sauce together in advance EXCEPT the honey and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Don’t add the honey until you’re ready to use the sauce or else it will harden in the refrigerator. You can chop any veggies beforehand and then store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator or simply chop while your shrimp is marinating. You can start steaming your rice while the shrimp is marinating.
How to Cook Shrimp
You can Make Honey Garlic Shrimp on the grill or the stovetop. Grill: cook shrimp for 3-5 minutes on each side or until shrimp has become pink and opaque. Stove: cook shrimp until shrimp are bright pink and opaque, about 3-4 minutes. Don’t overcook your shrimp or it will be hard and rubbery. Just cook the shrimp until it is no longer pink. You’ll know you’ve overcooked the shrimp if the tail curls back onto itself. Sauce: You make the Honey Garlic Sauce simply by melting butter with your reserved Honey Garlic marinade and just ½ teaspoon cornstarch. Simmer away to let it thicken slightly. If you want spicier shrimp, simply add more Asian chili paste to the butter sauce or to your own portion of butter sauce – and then everyone is happy. And everyone is blissfully happy with one bite of these buttery, juicy, tender, sweet and tangy morsels. I like blissfully happy.
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