This EASY 20-minute Honey Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry makes a delicious quick weeknight meal that is healthy, flavorful and easily made all in one pan!
Oh how I love cooking with shrimp. Not only does it taste delicious practically any way you serve it, but shrimp is super healthy and you can easily cook it in just minutes for an easy dinner. Shrimp is really versatile too so I love pairing it with a variety of veggies, sauces and seasonings. Let me tell you, this shrimp stir fry recipe is seriously one of my new favorite recipes and the best part is the sauce requires only 5 sauce ingredients. Add this easy shrimp recipe to your menu this week!
Why You’ll Love This
- An easy weeknight dinner with all your favorite flavors you can make in under 20 minutes! Perfect for those busy weeknights.
- Only a handful of ingredients to make the best sweet and savory sauce ever!
- Easily customizable with a variety of veggies and protein. I mean, honey garlic chicken stir fry would taste delicious!
- A healthy dish made all in one pan for easy clean-up!
Ingredients You’ll Need
- shrimp – you can use fresh or frozen large shrimp that is thawed. Just make sure you peel and devein shrimp first. Only use raw shrimp, not use pre-cooked shrimp.
- asparagus – we love adding asparagus to stir fries in our house, but feel free to use any vegetables you’d like! Green beans, broccoli, bok choy, onion, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, snow peas, zucchini, carrots, water chestnuts and mushrooms all make great options.
- olive oil – I like to use a good olive oil that doesn’t have to be expensive, just make sure it’s cold-pressed and organic for the most flavor. You could also use a little sesame oil, canola oil or avocado oil, just make sure the oil has a high smoke point.
- soy sauce – I always use low sodium soy sauce as I find that regular soy sauce can make dishes too salty. You could also swap the soy sauce with tamari or coconut aminos to make this gluten-free or paleo.
- rice vinegar – adds a touch of acidity that helps balance all these flavors, but if you don’t have rice vinegar, feel free to substitute with white vinegar, apple cider vinegar or even a little lemon juice.
- honey – adds a little sweetness to the sauce without using refined sugars and makes a nice glaze. You could also swap the honey with maple syrup if you don’t have honey on hand.
- garlic – fresh minced garlic is always best! If you don’t have fresh garlic cloves, feel free to use a 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.
- ginger – I use fresh ginger as well to really get that amazing flavor!
You can easily make this honey garlic shrimp spicy by adding in some red pepper flakes, sriracha or other favorite hot sauce. Get creative! Who doesn’t love spicy shrimp?!
How to Make Honey Garlic Shrimp
- Cook shrimp and veggies. In a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat, drizzle a little olive oil and cook shrimp in a single layer until it just starts to turn pink, about 3 minutes. Add asparagus and season with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook until tender-crisp, about 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Make the sauce. While the shrimp cook, you can make the sticky honey garlic sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger and a tsp of cornstarch. Set aside.
- Add sauce. Pour the stir-fry sauce mixture into the hot skillet. Continue to cook, until the sauce has thickened and shrimp and asparagus is coated, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy! Remove from heat. Garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and a little fresh parsley or cilantro, if desired. See the recipe card below for ingredient quantities and full instructions.
Please note that cooking time will vary depending on the size of your shrimp. Jumbo shrimp takes about 5-6 minutes, larger shrimp about 4-5 minutes and smaller shrimp take about 2-3 minutes.
How to Thaw Frozen Shrimp
- Overnight – If you know you’re making this ahead of time, thaw the frozen shrimp in the refrigerator 24 hours before you need to cook them. Place shrimp in a bowl or a plastic bag to thaw – this is my preferred method.
- Day of thaw – If you are short on time, the best way to defrost the shrimp is transferring them to a sealed plastic bag and submerging under cold running water. Keep the shrimp in the cold water for about 45 minutes until thawed.
How to Serve
- Serve over rice – enjoy as a main dish over a bed of white rice, brown rice, jasmine rice, quinoa or even cauliflower rice for a low carb option.
- Pair with noodles – serve over lo mein noodles, rice noodles or pasta to change things up. The noodles will absorb the sauce, making each bite even more flavorful!
- With a salad – pair this honey garlic shrimp with a side salad or shredded cabbage such as this crunchy Thai chicken salad or this Chinese chicken salad.
- Make egg rolls – using spring roll wrappers, wrap up the shrimp and either bake them in the oven on a baking sheet or fry them up in a pan until golden brown.
- As an appetizer – instead of a stir fry, whip up this shrimp and serve with toothpicks or small skewers and your favorite dipping sauce for the perfect appetizer everyone will love.
Prepping and Storage
To Store: I always like to keep a bag of raw frozen shrimp in my freezer for recipes like this and just thaw the bag in the fridge overnight, but you can also use fresh shrimp as well. Leftover shrimp stir fry will last up to 3 or 4 days in the fridge stored in a sealed, airtight container. Use your best judgment of course!
To Freeze: You can also freeze this meal for up to 2 months. When wanting to reheat, I suggest thawing the frozen shrimp first and re-heating everything in a skillet on medium heat rather than a microwave for best results.
For meal prep: I like to divide leftovers up into large sealable containers (or zipped-top bag) and have some delicious lunches to enjoy that week. My favorite way to serve this is with cauliflower rice.
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Honey Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
- 1-2 tsp cornstarch, to thicken sauce
Instructions
- To make the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger and cornstarch. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, drizzle olive oil and cook shrimp until it just starts to turn pink, about 3 minutes. Add asparagus and season with a bit of salt and pepper. Cook until tender, about 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Toss in your sauce and continue to cook until the sauce has thickened and shrimp and asparagus is coated, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and garnish with sesame seeds and black pepper, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Cholesterol data is missing from the Nutrition info. Would love to give this recipe a try if I had this info. Thanks
I’ve updated this information 🙂
I already left a review but I messed up when I said I’d give it a 10 then I said I’d give it a 5 instead. Well my fat fingers and speed I was texting I meant I’d give it a 15 . Oops. I’m looking forward to trying more of your recipes
Haha thank you! So glad you enjoyed this! 🙂
I agree that the recipe was easy and quick to prepare. I reduced the low sodium soya sauce that I used to half the amount, but to me it was still too much.. I also doubled the amount of honey that it called for. I finished it off with spaghetti noodles. I might make it again, but I will reduce the soya sauce even more.
Far better than most online recipes. And very simple. Added spicy garlic sauce. Ran out of honey so used a bit of dark corn syrup. Cooked skinny carrots in hot oil first. Then pulled out prior to instructions with shrimp. Make sure you use pencil asparagus or slice thicker asparagus in half lengthwise to ensure even cooking. Will be repeated.
I would give this a 10 star but 5 will have to do. The only deviation I made was instead of low sodium soy sauce I used braggs liquid amino’s it has far less sodium and tastes the same.
So glad you enjoyed this!
Really good. I added a little too much salt. Taste before you add any other seasoning would have been perfect just as receipe calls for
The honey garlic shrimp recipe was great, it encouraged me to try other recipes 😋 😅 😀 😄 😜
Very tasty! Quick, easy and delicious!! Definitely will add to the rotation. Thank you for sharing.
I love garlic honey sauce and this was a skinny recipe i thought i give a try. Wow delish, recipe is a keeper. I made 2x the sauce part because i was serving over cauiflower fried rice. Great combo will make again .