This recipe for Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli is addicting! The delicious, sweet & salty sauce coats the shrimp and broccoli perfectly and the meal comes together in about 30 minutes!A microplane comes in very handy for this recipe!
Ingredients
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¾ cup honey
- 1 tsp fresh minced ginger
- 5 large cloves garlic
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup carrots, sliced on the bias, ¼ inch thick
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied if desired
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp cold water
Instructions
- In a In a small bowl whisk the soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, red pepper and mix until combined.
- Place the peeled and deveined shrimp into a bowl or gallon sized Ziploc bag and add about 1/3 of the sauce, just so all the shrimp is coated. Toss and marinate for 15 minutes. Set aside the remaining sauce.
- Heat a cast iron skillet or wok on high heat, so it is very hot. Add the oil until shimmering, add the broccoli, carrots and salt and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring just until the green color pops, and the broccoli and carrots still have some crunch. You don’t want mushy broccoli. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Remove shrimp from the marinade. Add the oil and butter to the skillet and add shrimp. Cook until the shrimp turns pink about 2 minutes each side.
- Add in the reserved sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the broccoli and carrots and coat them with the sauce.
- Whisk the cornstarch and cold water together so there are no lumps. Add the cornstarch mixture, and cook until the sauce is thickened.
- Serve with rice.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions
