Hot Honey Shrimp
Description: This Hot Honey Shrimp is perfect for serving over rice, on tacos, or as an appetizer. A super easy 10-minute dinner idea that will knock your socks off with its flavor!
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked shrimp (peeled and deveined (tails on or off - your choice!)
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or garlic herb butter or sesame oil)
- 3 tablespoons hot honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (see notes for gluten-free option)
- 1 clove garlic (minced (or ¼ tsp garlic powder)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (from ½ lime)
- Chopped scallions for garnish, rice & veggies for serving, or tortillas and guacamole
Instructions
- Season the shrimp lightly with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, combine the hot honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, and lime juice to make a sauce. Mix well.
- Preheat a large skillet over high heat. Add the olive oil (or butter or sesame oil) to the skillet. Add the shrimp and allow to sear on one side for 1 minute.
- Add the hot honey sauce and flip the shrimp one by one. Cook the shrimp for another minute, or until fully cooked.
- Remove the shrimp from the skillet. If you want, you can continue to simmer the sauce for a minute until it thickens.
- Pour the sauce over the shrimp to serve, garnishing with chopped scallions or cilantro, and drizzling with extra hot honey on top.