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20-Minute Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp

EasySeafood20-Minutes

Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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20-Minute Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp tells a captivating and delicious story right in its name! It only takes 20 minutes to make, making it a tasty weeknight option for hectic days. The honey garlic butter speaks to the tangy, aromatic, and sweet sauce. And the shrimp is... well, shrimp — mild, sweet, and juicy! 20-Minute Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp, with its seared honey-coated edges, will quickly become a new favorite. It even comes with a homemade mango salsa!

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Ingredients

  • For the shrimp:
  • 1 1/2 pounds raw jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • kosher salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
  • 1 teaspoon dried ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
  • 2 jalapeños, seeded and chopped
  • 4 tablespoons salted butter
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 lime, zested and juiced
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • For the salsa:
  • 1 mango, chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped

Directions

Step 1 -Pat the shrimp dry and season with the salt and the pepper.

Step 2 -Heat 1/4 cup the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Step 3 -When the oil shimmers, add the shrimp and cook until pink, about 2 minutes per side. Add the garlic, the ginger, the cayenne, 2 of the diced jalapeños, and the butter.

Step 4 -Continue to cook the shrimp in the garlic-butter mixture until the garlic begins to caramelize and turn light golden-brown, about 1-2 minutes.

Step 5 -Add the coconut milk, the soy sauce, and the honey, stirring to combine.

Step 6 -Bring the honey mixture to a simmer and cook until warmed through, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 7 -Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the lime zest and the juice from 1 of the limes.

Step 8 -Add 1/4 cup of the cilantro.

Step 9 -In a bowl, combine the mangoes, the remaining jalapenos, the remaining extra-virgin olive oil, the remaining lime juice, and the remaining cilantro.

Step 10 -Serve the honey garlic butter shrimp topped with the salsa.

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