PREP TIME: 10 mins | COOK TIME: 5 mins | ADDITIONAL TIME: 7 mins | TOTAL TIME: 22 mins | YIELD: 2 PEOPLE
If you love easy and quick recipes this is for you. Delicious garlicky, sweet, and sticky shrimp with fresh lime. Perfect for busy days and working moms like me. Throw this together in under thirty minutes with only a few simple ingredients. Delight your family with this inexpensive but savoury shrimp dish any time. If you are like me who never run out of shrimp in my freezer, then this recipe will be your new best friend.
Shrimp is one of the most versatile and when sauteed in some basic ingredients: garlic, honey, salt, cayenne pepper, and fresh lime juice, your day is saved! Enjoy this easy and scrumptious Garlic Honey Lime Shrimp with pasta, noodles, or cooked rice for a complete meal.
INGREDIENTS
1 pound (0.4 kg) shelled and deveined shrimp
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp melted unsalted butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
3 dashes of cayenne pepper
chopped parsley
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC HONEY LIME SHRIMP
Step 1: In cold water, rinse the shrimp. Drain and set the shrimps aside.
Step 2: In a heated skillet, preferably a cast-iron, add the olive oil and butter. Saute the garlic until a bit brown, then stir in the shrimp.
Step 3: Cook the shrimp for a couple of minutes. Add the honey, lime juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Continue to cook the shrimp until the sauce has thickened.
Step 4: Before serving, garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy immediately.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving Size: 2 people
Amount Per Serving: Calories 351 | Total Fat 16g | Saturated Fat 5g | Cholesterol 587mg | Sodium 2057mg | Carbohydrates 30g | Fiber 1g | Sugar 26g | Protein 47g
Ingredients
- 1 pound (0.4 kg) shelled and deveined shrimp
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp melted unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 dashes of cayenne pepper
- chopped parsley
Instructions
Step 1: In cold water, rinse the shrimp. Drain and set the shrimps aside.
Step 2: In a heated skillet, preferably a cast-iron, add the olive oil and butter. Saute the garlic until a bit brown, then stir in the shrimp.
Step 3: Cook the shrimp for a couple of minutes. Add the honey, lime juice, salt, and cayenne pepper. Continue to cook the shrimp until the sauce has thickened.
Step 4: Before serving, garnish with chopped parsley. Enjoy immediately.
