Sticky Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp are coated in the most amazing sticky honey garlic butter soy sauce. This is a quick 20 minute meal that you will make again and again!
It is freezing right now here in Utah. We are getting such low temperatures and all we want to do is stay inside and be bundled up! I hate when Christmas is over and we take all of the decorations down. We are just left with the cold. Sickness has been going around our house as well. We are all counting down the days until our Hawaii trip next month!
Since the New Year has started I made a goal to make dinner at home more. The holidays were crazy and it is so nice to settle down a bit. I love cooking at home and eating together at night is just so much better.
We started our week off with this amazing Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp. I am not even the biggest fan of shrimp… the hubby is… and this is one of the best meals that I have ever had!!
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Honey, garlic, soy sauce, and butter. Seriously my favorite flavors in one. I use them in so many recipes because it is just so dang good!! It is easy to make and the flavor is incredible. It coats the shrimp perfectly and creates such a flavorful and sticky sauce!
But my favorite part is that this meal was ready in under 3o minutes. You can have amazing meals for your family at night that require little effort but are restaurant quality. You are going to love the sticky sauce on this shrimp and this will be a meal that you want to make again and again!
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- juice of one small lemon
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- green onions, for garnish
- In a small bowl whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic and lemon. Add half of the sauce to the shrimp and let marinate for 30 minutes.
- In a medium sized skillet at the butter. Add the shrimp and discard marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium high. Cook until the shrimp turns pink about 2 minutes each side. Add the reserved marinade and pour over shrimp. Cook until the sauce starts to thicken and coats the shrimp. Garnish with green onions.
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Discarding the marniade seems wasteful. I will cook it in the marinade and put shrimp and sauce over rice. Thanks for the idea. Keep warm
I agree 100%. You can always sop it up with bread, yum!
I wish I had read this review before I made the dish…good idea in adding the shrimp marinade to the pan…would have liked the extra liquid. Very delicious though…I added fresh ginger.
hey girl – I would so love this! Yummy!
Looks amazing!! Trying this week!!!
Sounds amazing, I LOVE shrimp 😉
I made this tonight for dinner and my family gobbled it up. It was delicious!!
I am currently eating AIP due to an autoimmune disease. I made this recipe, but changed the soy sauce for coconut aminos and cheated a little by using half the butter. My husband and I thought that it was delicious! We both enjoyed this dish very much. I will be making this again!
I think using coconut oil instead of butter, or in combination with, is a fantastic idea and much better for you! It would add a tropical hint of flavor – yum! Also, it seems to me if you cook the shrimp 2 min first, then add the sauce and let it cook down with the shrimp in it, wouldn’t it overcook the shrimp and make it tough? Large shrimp is expensive and would be a shame to over cook it. Anyone have tis problem? I really want to try this recipe so any advice would be welcome!
Just made this this afternoon, and yes, wish I’d checked the comments first, because overcooking didn’t occur to me until my daughter bit into one and said it’s tough. I don’t eat shrimp, but I will make this again… Next time, I’ll thicken the sauce in advance, add the shrimp to coat it, then serve. Any shrimp sauteing in liquid for 20 minutes till the sauce thickens is going to get tough. I’ll use precooked shrimp, and if anyone chooses not to, cook the shrimp, thicken the sauce, and add the shrimp… 🙂
I made this last night and experienced the tough shrimp first hand for exactly the reason you stated. In the future I would definitely save the marinade that the shrimp were in, and combine the remainder of the marinade in a smaller sauce pan and reduce it before adding it to the shrimp for coating. Other then that one small change, I found this recipe to be delicious, quite refreshing and will add it to my must reprise list.
Oh my, I can’t wait to try this 🙂
Can you use frozen shrimp? If so, do I have to defrost them first? I don’t eat seafood, but I think my family will google this one up.
Yes and they defrost super quick anyway!
Good luck and look forward to hearing your feedback!
This recipe was amazing..My husband and I loved it..
So glad to hear!
Thanks for your feedback.
Why discard the marinade? I’m supposed to make 2 marinades?
No, it says to divide the marinade. You’re only discarding the part that the shrimp was in. I’m assuming this is to let the shrimp get a nice browning and then add the remaining half of the marinade that was reserved. Everyone knows you can’t get good browning on food if it’s cooked in liquid.
I think she meant set aside remaining marinade because discard means throw out. Why waste all that honey??
I’ll be making this lovely Shrimp Recipe, for Dinner tonight, I don’t even care how very FULL, My Sweetie & myself will be after eating all of The WINGS today!~~
Where we’ll be watching Super Bowl, with Friends, etc., especially, what we’re having today called “The Gang’s, Wing Cook Off”, So, if get hungry in middle of the Night, I’d Eat for Sure, My Sweetie, he loves Shrimp. I love The Recipe’s on Recipe Critic Website. Here in Florida, we have a Florida/Com Website, with many Seafood Recipe’s. Anything! Thanks, Looking forward to making an US eating. Thanks looks Great!~~~~
Why aren’t mine so dark looking and my sauce isn’t thickening? Thanks!
Hi, I don’t think my comment went through. I was wondering why my sauce wasn’t thickening very much and why my shrimp didn’t turn out that dark/reddish color like in your pic. Thanks!
I turned my heat up higher until the sauce browned and thickened. And I didn’t waste any of the sauce, I threw it all in the pan. This dish was so good.
What a wonderful recipe! I too used the marinade instead of discarding, just cooked it well. We had this for Valentine’s Dinner tonight, and we both loved it! Will repeat with chicken or pork another time. I served it over rice, with the broccoli….it was GREAT! Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.
Sounds delicious!
Thank you for sharing!
Our dinner tonight! Great idea for chicken.
I will have to try this for I always make lemon garlic butter shrimp, I just need to add the honey and soy sauce! I think I will keep the marinade and pour it over pasta or rice. What did you do to make the sauce so dark and thick…seem some people are having problems with this.
Yum! Really enjoyed it. Made it using coconut aminos, as I am allergic to soy. Found it took a long time to get the sauce to thicken, but my shrimp were a bit wet to start. Served it with cauliflower “rice”. Was a lovely meal.
This recipe is fabulous! Very easy, but restaurant quality. The flavor is amazing! I can’t say enough great things about it! Thank you for sharing! P.S. I didn’t discard the marinade, I cooked it along with the reserved. Perfectly safe.
Made for dinner tonight and the family ate everything no leftovers even my 9 year ate it all. I served with green beans, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and salad. 😋😋😋
I made this with shrimp, fresh green beans and white rice on the side. Great marinade. Nice and quick. Thank you.
I would use all the sauce to marinate the shrimp for 1/2 hour then pour off the sauce into a skillet reserving the shrimp in a bowl. Cook the sauce until it starts to thicken. Then add the shrimp, cooking on each side for 2 minutes, adding salt and pepper (or red pepper) to taste. This should prevent the overcooking of the shrimp Jan
One of the great recipe with shrimp I have found on the web. Really looks deliciuos. I need to try this at home today.
Thanks for sharing an awesome recipe.
Add a sprinkle of red pepper flakes for a nice punch. Definitely will thicken the sauce separate next time. Served with steamed dumplings. Delish!
I just did this tonight for dinner. Delicious. Sauce was taking to long to thicken and the prawns were pretty small so added a wee amount of cornflour to sauce. Coated the prawns nicely then. Will do it the other way around next time. Sauce first then add the prawns. Would also be lovely with chicken or even fish. Will definately be a regular in our house.
That is great to hear! Glad you were able to make it your own and it worked for your family! Thanks for the comment!
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I’m having the same issue with the sauce not thickening. Should the instructions be changed based on this. I read the comments after the fact. Now shrimp is overcooked.
Never, ever ok shrimp this long. After sautéing, remove shrimp from pan and add the marinade and cook to desired thickness. THEN add the shrimp back to coat. I live in the shrimp capital of the world and always use fresh shrimp so, once again, your 5 min prep time is ludicrous. If you do this right, it will be wonderful.
That should read “cook shrimp this long”. Darn keyboard.
This is a favorite in our house and a favorite to share with friends! The flavors are so delicious and we make it at least twice a month. We’ve tried it with rice to soak up the delicious sauce and have added veggies to enjoy it as a stir-fry. I’ve never been able to get the shrimp to look quite like the picture, but not hung up on that at all because it tastes so amazing!
I want to try this recipe crazy style for a girl tonight, but cooking directions only mention to put a small lemon in the sauce. It does not explain if the lemon should be squeezed and use only the juice. The image has little slivers of lemon, do they get cut up like that and then added to the sauce, not sure how it would taste if the lemon slivers get cooked until the sauce gets thick. Please let me know.
That is awesome to hear!! Yes, so squeeze the juice from a little lemon. I added the lemons at the end for more flavor and looks! Hope that helps!! Good luck!!
Im making this now 🙂
YAY!! Let me know how it turns out!! XO
We made this tonight for dinner. Very yummy the only thing I did different is sautéed some Brussel sprouts in the sauce as well. Very good 😊
That is great to hear!! I am glad it will be made again!! I like that you modified it to your likening!! That sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing!!
Hi! This recipe looks so good! I only have cooked shrimp though, do you think I could make it work somehow with that?
This Sticky honey garlic butter shrimp was a HIT🤗in my house🏡!! Thanks for the recipe I followed it to a tee..with the exception I added broccoli 🌳 but ABSOLUTELY DELISH!!!
That is so great to hear!! I love your addition of broccoli! Great idea! Thanks for sharing!! XOXO
very average taste somewhat too sweet, I added starch so it would get sticky.
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Very tasty, thanks for sharing
So glad you liked it!! XOXO
Can you make this with precooked shrimp?
if need be add some cornstarch and will help thicken the sauce up
I made all the marinade at once & soaked the shrimp in it while the rice was cooking. When the rice had about 4 minutes left, I used a slotted spoon and fished out the shrimp and sautéed it. I added a spoonfull of cornstarch to the marinade and when the shrimp was done, I added the marinade to the pan, boiled 30 seconds and let it stand to thicken. Made plenty of sauce to spoon over the rice. Not exactly sticky like the picture, but’s close.
I removed the shrimp from the pan after cooking, threw some frozen veggies in with marinade i had retained and cooked them down. Threw shrimp back in to mix and warm up. Delicious!! That prevented the shrimp from over cooking, got the sauce nice and reduced, and added some veggies to my plate. A winner!
I really liked this recipe. The flavor was very unique.
this was so good. im gonna make it forever
Can the shrimp be substituted for chicken . I want to use drumsticks and thighs , if so, how much thighs and drumsticks can be used and can the rest of the recipe is enough to cook or do I need to increase some of the ingredients
That sounds tasty! I have not made it with chicken yet! I would recommend increasing some of the ingredients to be able to cover/drizzle over the chicken. Let me know how it turns out for you! Enjoy! XOXO
I made your creamy Tuscan chicken dish and it was fantastic! Tonight I am making the honey soy sauce butter shrimp and expect no less! Thanks for the wonderful recipes.
I tried this with chicken tonight and the family loved it. I reserved the liquid and boiled it with the remainder. Also added a little corn starch to thicken.
this sounds and looks delicious. Wondering about the calorie count. I’m dieting on a 1200 calorie per day
I like to use myfitnesspal.com for nutritional questions.
Do you by chance have the calorie count for this recipe?
I like to use myfitnesspal.com or skinnytaste.com for any nutritional information. Hope that helps and you can find the answers to your questions! XOXO
This recipe was delicious! I used thawed raw shrimp. After the shrimp cooked a couple of minutes each side, I took them out of the pan while the sauce reduced, then added them added them at the end. Next time, I’ll add a little red pepper flake, too.
For those wanting to use the marinade – You are running a risk of food poisoning by using the marinade, even if you cook it. Not worth the risk. Just divide the marinade as the recipe calls for.
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