This easy, delicious Hot Honey Garlic Shrimp recipe is about to be your new favorite! All I had to do was sautee jumbo shrimp and then toss them in a hot honey garlic sauce all in one skillet. It’s one of those easy recipes that also brings loads of flavor.
Why You’ll Love Hot Honey Garlic Shrimp
Tonight, try out this simple yet insanely delicious recipe of Hot Honey Garlic Shrimp and taste the magic. This easy shrimp recipe only requires a handful of ingredients, but it will blow your mind. These are the best shrimp you can make at home.
They’re seared shrimp cooked until tender that get coated in a sweet, savory but spicy sauce that brings a bit of a kick. Serve this succulent shrimp up with chopped green onions and sesame seeds for a killer dish. Your guests will love this delicious meal, and the savory sauce will keep them coming back for more!
For more with hot honey, check out Hot Honey Garlic Wings, Grilled Lobster with Hot Honey Butter and Hot Honey Chicken Asado.
Ingredients
This simple shrimp recipe is an easy weeknight meal that combines sweet honey with some spicy flavor. The best part is, in only 15 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time, you’ll be ready to serve four people, which makes it the ideal after-work meal.
You’ll start off this easy dinner with 1.5 lbs raw shrimp, peeled & de-veined, and canola oil as needed.
Next, you’ll add some spicy seasoning made out of kosher salt, brown sugar, black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and Sichuan chili flakes.
Finally, you’ll make your own Hot and Sticky Honey Garlic Sauce out of a little soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, fresh-squeezed lime juice, minced garlic, honey and sriracha sauce. We’ll also add sliced scallions and sesame seeds at the end as a garnish.
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How to Make Spicy Honey Garlic Shrimp
Add your shrimp to a large bowl along with some oil. Season large shrimp thoroughly with a mixture of salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika and chili flakes. Set in the fridge until ready to use.
Heat your fire to medium-high heat (about 350F).
Start by adding the skillet to the fire with some oil. Then let the shrimp cook for 1.5-2 minutes total. When the shrimp are done, pull off and set to the side.
Pro Tip
To avoid overcooking the shrimp, pull them from the grill while they are still slightly underdone. They’ll go back on the grill once we make the hot honey garlic sauce, and will finish cooking at that point.
Using the same skillet, add your minced garlic and let simmer for 2-3 minutes until browned. Next, deglaze with a squeeze of lime juice, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar. Let the sauce simmer for 2 more minutes, and finally add the rest of the hot honey garlic sauce ingredients.
Bring to a rolling simmer with bubbles appearing on the surface. Simmer for 2-3 more minutes until slightly thickened, then add the tender shrimp back and coat in the sauce. Mix the hot honey garlic shrimp around until they’re evenly coated in the sauce and have finished cooking.
Garnish the delicious shrimp with sesame seed and sliced scallions. Pull the skillet off and serve.
Enjoy!
Store any leftover shrimp in an airtight container to enjoy the next day.
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Hot Honey Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
Shrimp:
- 1.5 lbs Shrimp peeled & de-veined
- Canola Oil as needed
Spicy Seasoning:
- 1.5 tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1.5 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 0.75 tbsp Black Pepper
- 0.75 tbsp Garlic Powder
- 2 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 2 tsp Sichuan Chili Flakes
Hot Honey Garlic Sauce:
- 2 oz Soy Sauce
- 2 oz Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1 medium Lime juiced
- 3 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1.5 tbsp Sriracha
- Sliced Scallions for garnish
- Sesame Seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Add your shrimp to a bowl along with some oil.
- Season thoroughly with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Set in the fridge until ready to use.
- Heat your fire to medium high heat (about 350F).
- Add skillet to the fire with some oil. Then add your shrimp to cook for 1.5-2 minutes total.
- When the shrimp are done, pull off and set to the side.
- Using the same skillet, add your minced garlic and let simmer for 2-3 minutes till browned.
- Next, deglaze with lime juice, soy sauce and rice wine vinegar. Let the sauce simmer for 2 more minutes.
- Finally add the rest of the hot honey garlic sauce.
- Bring to a rolling simmer with bubbles appearing on the surface. Simmer for 2-3 more minutes until slightly thickened, then add the shrimp back and coat in the sauce.
- Garnish the shrimp with sesame seed and sliced scallions. Pull the skillet off and serve. Enjoy!
Do you have any seasoning that are low sodium. I have tried lots of your recipes, and could easily live on all of them , but have been limited to all things without salt. Extremely hard to make yummy food this way. Have any tips? Thanks
Tina
Spiceology does have many salt free or low sodium options. Sadly I don’t have any of my seasonings with low salt.
What kind of wood are you using and is this your go to when doing any kind of outdoor cooking?
Mostly oak and hickory!
I made the honey hot garlic shrimp recipe and they were mouth watering, delicious 🤤 I did velvet my shrimp first but made lettuce wraps. I added avocado, sesame seeds, green onion and bit of cilantro plus an extra drizzle of the sauce. Holy Smokes Batman!! So F’in Good!!! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe!!!