Description
A delightful Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp & Broccoli recipe featuring succulent shrimp cooked in a flavorful honey garlic butter sauce, paired with tender broccoli. This quick and easy dish is perfect for a healthy and satisfying meal served over rice or pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
Sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Main
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled, deveined and tails removed if desired
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups chopped broccoli
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the honey, soy sauce, grated ginger, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes. Mix well until fully blended.
- Marinate Shrimp: Place the peeled and deveined shrimp into a bowl and add one third of the prepared sauce. Mix to coat the shrimp evenly. Set aside to marinate briefly or up to 30 minutes for deeper flavor.
- Reserve Sauce: Whisk the cornstarch into the remaining two thirds of the sauce mixture to help thicken it later. Set aside.
- Cook Broccoli: Heat a skillet or wok over high heat. Add olive oil, chopped broccoli, salt, and pepper. Cook for 5-6 minutes until broccoli is just tender. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Cook Shrimp: In the same skillet, add butter and the marinated shrimp, discarding any leftover marinade on shrimp. Cook shrimp for about 2 minutes per side or until pink and cooked through.
- Thicken Sauce: Add the reserved cornstarch sauce to the skillet with shrimp and reduce heat to low-medium. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens nicely.
- Combine and Heat Through: Return the cooked broccoli to the skillet and toss everything together until broccoli is heated through and coated with the sauce.
- Serve: Serve the honey garlic butter shrimp and broccoli over rice or pasta for a complete meal.
Notes
- Marinate the shrimp for 30 minutes for a deeper flavor.
- Jumbo 16/20 size shrimp are preferred, but any size will work; smaller shrimp cook faster.
- Leaving the shrimp tails on enhances flavor and presentation but can be removed if preferred.
- Fresh broccoli is recommended, but frozen can be used if thawed and patted dry before cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 215 kcal
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 638 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
