Description
Honey garlic butter shrimp cooked quickly in a rich sweet savory sauce with tender broccoli, perfect for a fast and satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
- Coat shrimp with one-third of the sauce in a separate bowl.
- Whisk cornstarch into the remaining sauce and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook broccoli until just tender, then remove.
- Melt butter in the skillet and cook shrimp until pink on both sides.
- Add reserved sauce and simmer until thickened.
- Return broccoli to the skillet and toss to coat before serving.
Notes
- Serve immediately for best texture.
- Do not overcook shrimp.
- Adjust red pepper flakes for heat preference.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 165mg