Honey Garlic Shrimp (蜜汁虾球)
Honey garlic shrimp is a super easy takeout dish you can put together quickly for your weekday dinner. The tender and juicy shrimp are cooked with a sweet sauce and plenty of aromatics. Serve it on steamed rice and you’ll have dinner ready in 20 minutes! {Gluten-Free adaptable}To make this dish gluten-free, use dry sherry instead of Shaoxing wine, and use tamari instead of soy sauce.
Servings: 2 to 4
Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 lb (450 g) shrimp , peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
Stir-fry
- 1 tablespoon butter (or vegetable oil)
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger , minced
- chopped green onion for garnish (Optional)
Instructions
- Combine all the marinade ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix well. Let sit for 10 minutes while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Heat butter in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic and ginger. Stir and cook for a few seconds to release the fragrance.
- Add the shrimp. Cook and stir occasionally, until both sides turn golden.
- Add the sauce. Cook and stir until it thickens slightly, 1 minute or so. Add the green onion if using and stir to mix well. Immediately transfer everything to a plate. Serve hot over steamed rice as a main.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 210kcal, Carbohydrates: 22.9g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 4.3g, Saturated Fat: 2.3g, Cholesterol: 187mg, Sodium: 568mg, Potassium: 178mg, Fiber: 0.2g, Sugar: 17.5g, Calcium: 84mg, Iron: 1mg