You are going to love this recipe for Honey Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry! I got the idea for this dish from salivating over the much pinned Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken.
I made the sauce and used it as a dipping sauce for some chicken fingers and it was AMAZE-balls so I knew it would be the perfect “glaze” if you will… for a stir-fry! The recipe I go off of for the sauce if from Dainty Chef blog. I did change it a tweak. Get ready to drool…
Honey Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry
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Honey Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry
Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 1 Cup Honey any kind will do. I use the cheap stuff!
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbl Olive Oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic sliced thinly
- 1 squeeze Fresh Lime Juice
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
For the stir-fry:
- 12 oz Shrimp I used frozen but if you have fresh will be even better!
- 1 1/2 Cup Broccoli Florets blanched
- 1 ea Zucchini medium size
- 2-3 Tbl Vegetable Oil
- 1 Tbl Butter
- 1-2 Tbl Cornstarch Slurry mix a few spoonfuls of cornstarch with cold water and mix until cornstarch is dissolved
- Cut Lime for garnish
Instructions
- Making stir-fry is an extremely fast process, so make sure you have all your ingredients ready and prepped. Make the sauce ahead of time by adding the oil to a sauce pan over medium low heat and cook the garlic until translucent but not brown. Add the remaining ingredients and let simmer for around 5 minutes. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS. It WILL boil over. If it starts looking like it might boil over, just take the pot off the pan and let the bubbles dissipate. If you have too, lower the heat as well. Set this too the side after the 5 minutes.
- Cut the zucchini into 1 inch pieces. Make sure your shrimp are fully peeled and cleaned. Dry them on some paper towels.
- Get a medium sized wok or frying pan on medium high heat. Make sure the pan is nice and hot. Add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan and carefully place the zucchini in the oil. Let it get seared on all sides until cooked about half way through. Take out of the pan and set aside.
- Add the butter and about 1/2 Tbl of oil to the pan. Mixing oil with the butter will allow the butter not to burn. Add the shrimp to the pan, do not move too much to allow the shrimp to sear.
- When shrimp is half way cooked add the zucchini back to the pan as well as the blanched broccoli. Toss together in the pan for a few minutes until the shrimp and zucchini are cooked through and the broccoli is re-heated.
- Add 1/2 of the sauce let simmer together for just a minute or two and add the cornstarch slurry until there is a medium thick glaze over everything.
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Directions
Making stir-fry is an extremely fast process, so make sure you have all your ingredients ready and prepped. Make the sauce ahead of time by adding the oil to a sauce pan over medium low heat and cook the garlic until translucent but not brown. Add the remaining ingredients and let simmer for around 5 minutes. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS. It WILL boil over. If it starts looking like it might boil over, just take the pot off the pan and let the bubbles dissipate. If you have too, lower the heat as well. Set this too the side after the 5 minutes.
Cut the zucchini into 1 inch pieces. Make sure your shrimp are fully peeled and cleaned. Dry them on some paper towels. When meat is dry on the outside it helps to get a very good sear on it, and that’s what we want!
Get a medium sized wok or frying pan on medium high heat. Make sure the pan is nice and hot. Add about a tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan and carefully place the zucchini in the oil. Let it get seared on all sides until cooked about half way through. Take out of the pan and set aside.
Add the butter and about 1/2 Tbl of oil to the pan. Mixing oil with the butter will allow the butter not to burn. Add the shrimp to the pan, do not move too much to allow the shrimp to sear.
When shrimp is half way cooked add the zucchini back to the pan as well as the blanched broccoli. Toss together in the pan for a few minutes until the shrimp and zucchini are cooked through and the broccoli is re-heated.
Add 1/2 of the sauce let simmer together for just a minute or two and add the cornstarch slurry until there is a medium thick glaze over everything.
Serve this over fried rice, steamed rice or noodles. Garnish with lime wedges and voila! You can save the remaining sauce for a dipping sauce later in the week or you might want to make this dish again and will already have the sauce knocked out! I hope you enjoy this recipe and how you try it out! Thanks for reading!
Comments & Reviews
Rose :: Fine Craft says
Dana, THANK YOU for sharing something HEALTHY over at our linky party at http://www.FineCraftGuild.com . This looks fabulous. In fact, I can already taste it…. 😉 Tastes delicious too.
Dana DeVolk says
HAHA, thanks so much!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Hi Dana, I saw your recipe over at 52 Mantels and you had me at Shrimp and Honey! Just wanted to stop over, say hello and this recipe sounds awesome! Thanks so much for sharing and have pinned this!
Dana DeVolk says
Thanks so much for stopping by and pinning, yay!
Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says
Love shrimp! I have been making it a lot lately, too. I”m pinning this later :). Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.
Dana DeVolk says
Thank you!
Jennifer says
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Amy {Consider Me Inspired} says
This looks really tasty. It is hard to find good quality shrimp where we are and plus my hubby is allergic…booo. ONE DAY. : ) Great recipe! New follower via blog lovin’. New blog hop if you would like to stop by http://onecreativeprocrastinatinggal.blogspot.com/2013/01/inspiration-in-progress-2.html have a great weekend.
Dana DeVolk says
Thanks so much!!
Diana Rambles says
This looks absolutely amazing Dana! I love stir fry and all your ingredients!! Thanks for sharing at this week’s Pin Me Linky Party.
Cheryl says
Mmmmmmmm…..my mouth is watering just thinking about this!!
I came by from Inspire Me Fridays! Glad you shared there so I could drop by! Please hop over to my blog, too! :0)
Cheryl First
aka Cafexpressions
HungryLittleGirl says
This looks so delicious! Way better than any take-out!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – hope to see you there again this week with more of your deliciousness 🙂
Rose Fine Craft ... says
Hi, Dana ! I have a surprise for you here: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party-50/
Dana DeVolk says
YAY, thanks so much for the feature!
Lissa says
This looks super yummy! Pinned and loved. Thanks for sharing at MightyCrafty Mondays…
Kim~madeinaday says
This Stir-fry looks amazing and easy! Which is what I need~ I’m a little intimidated ~lol i am featuring you tomorrow! Thanks so much for linking up with me last week!
Kim
T'onna says
This looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yummy! *mouth watering* 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!
Dana DeVolk says
Yay, thanks for the feature!!
Suzanne Williamson says
I made this for dinner tonight and it was totally delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe.