Description
A quick and delicious dish featuring shrimp cooked in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Steamed rice or vegetables for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix honey, minced garlic, and soy sauce to create the sauce.
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add shrimp to the pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side until pink and opaque.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the cooked shrimp and stir to coat.
- Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Serve hot over steamed rice or with your favorite vegetables.
Notes
For deeper flavor, consider marinating the shrimp in the honey garlic mixture for 20-30 minutes before cooking. Adjust the sweetness by modifying the amount of honey used.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 325
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 170mg