I have two preferred ways of eating shrimp. One is in tacos and another is in an Asian or Asian inspired dish like this Honey Soy Chili Shrimp.
You can enjoy this over a bowl of your favorite rice, such as jasmine, or in lettuce cups with some fried rice noodles. Top with a sprinkling of lime juice and you’re good to go!
The recipe takes about twenty minutes from start to finish. And maybe a little longer if you have to shell and devein them by yourself. I forgot to check if mine were shelled and deveined before I bought them (they were not!). So it took me about thirty minutes total. Not too shabby!
The shrimp can be any size you want, as long as you have about 1 pound of shrimp you’ll have just the right amount of sauce to go along with it. The shrimp can also be fully shelled with tails off but you can also leave the tails on if you prefer!
You want to make sure that you don’t cook the shrimp all the way before you put the sauce in, or you’ll end up with tough, rubbery, overcooked shrimp.
I cooked my shrimp on a high flame in some oil for just under 2 minutes on each side, or until the shrimp began developing an orange hue.
Once the shrimp has cooked most of the way through, add the ingredients for the sauce. That is the honey, sriracha, soy sauce (I highly recommend low sodium), grated garlic, grated ginger, and oil of your choice. Let the sauce cook in the shrimp for a few minutes for it to thicken and to cook the shrimp all the way.
Finish your honey soy chili shrimp with scallions and lime juice and it’s ready to serve!
Honey Soy Chili Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1½ Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 lbs Shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 3 Tbsp Honey
- 1 Tbsp Sriracha
- ⅓ Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce (if you are using regular soy sauce I would use 1/4 cup soy sauce and 1/8 cup water)
- 2 Cloves Garlic, grated
- ½ inch Ginger, grated
- 1½ tsp Sesame Oil (or olive oil if you want)
- 1 tsp Lime Juice
- 2 stalks Green Onion/Scallions finely chopped
- 1½ tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (optional, this will make the dish quite spicy)
Instructions
- Heat 1½ Tbsp of olive oil in a pan over a medium high heat.
- Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
- After shrimp has cooked almost all the way through, turn the heat down to medium and add the honey, sriracha, low sodium soy sauce, grated garlic, grated ginger, and sesame oil (or olive oil) and le
- Once the sauce has cooked for a minute, taste and add crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
- Finish with lime juice and top with scallions.
- Serve in lettuce wraps or on rice.
