Sticky Sesame Honey Shrimp with Ginger Broccoli

Sweet, sticky, honey-sesame shrimp is a quick and delicious recipe. It feels like a special dinner, but all you need is just 20 minutes, one pan, and 10 ingredients – that includes the ginger broccoli on the side!

This honey sesame shrimp has my favorite kind of dinner formula: quick, simple, and incredibly flavorful. In just 20 minutes, with about 10 ingredients and one pan, dinner is on the table, and everyone’s happy. It’s no surprise this one’s a family favorite — it delivers big flavor with very little effort. If you like honey garlic shrimp, this is right up your alley, with sesame oil adding a little extra depth and richness.

The glaze is what really makes it shine. It reduces to a glossy, syrupy sauce that clings to the shrimp, giving them an irresistible sticky finish while keeping them juicy and tender. A sprinkle of sesame seeds on top adds just the right amount of crunch, and the broccoli soaks up the extra sauce beautifully.

If you enjoy flavorful yet straightforward shrimp recipes, I think you’ll really like this one. I simmer the glaze ingredients, cook the broccoli and shrimp, then pour everything together and call it done. Since it all happens in one pan, cleanup is just as easy as the cooking, which makes this dinner feel like a win from start to finish.

Selecting your shrimp:

I like to choose Ocean Wise, sustainably raised prawns and shrimp. There are some unsustainable fishing practices out there, so a quick and easy way to make sure you’re not supporting them is to look for the Ocean Wise or MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) logos when you’re buying seafood.

I like using peeled and deveined tail-on shrimp. Leaving the tails on adds so much flavor, but if you prefer, you can remove them before cooking.

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Sticky Sesame Honey Shrimp with Ginger Broccoli

Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 15 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

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Sweet, sticky, honey sesame shrimp is a quick and utterly delicious recipe. It feels like a special dinner, but all you need is just 20 minutes, one pan, and 10 ingredients – that includes the ginger broccoli on the side!

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic (very finely minced)
• ▢ 1 pinch chili flakes
• ▢ 1 lb. tail-on shrimp
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (finely minced or ginger paste)
• ▢ 1 ½ lb broccoli (cut into bite-sized pieces)

Instructions 

• Melt the butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. When it turns golden brown (after about 4-5 minutes) add the honey, soy sauce or coco aminos, lime juice, sesame oil, garlic, and chili flakes to the pan and boil for 2 minutes. Pour the sauce into a heat-proof dish.
  3 tablespoons butter, ¼ cup honey, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 3 cloves garlic, 1 pinch chili flakes
• Add the ginger and broccoli to the pan and let the broccoli cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften and brown spots appear, about 5-6 minutes. Remove the broccoli from the pan.
  1 tablespoon fresh ginger, 1 ½ lb broccoli
• Add the shrimp to the pan and let them cook for about 2 minutes on each side, or just until they turn pink.
  1 lb. tail-on shrimp
• Push the shrimp to the side and add the broccoli back to the pan and pour the sesame honey sauce over top. Mix together then serve right away.

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Notes

Note: For a less sweet dish, serve the broccoli on the side rather than mixing it into the sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe, Calories: 320kcal (16%), Carbohydrates: 32g (11%), Protein: 22g (44%), Fat: 14g (22%), Saturated Fat: 6g (38%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 165mg (55%), Sodium: 1278mg (56%), Potassium: 719mg (21%), Fiber: 5g (21%), Sugar: 21g (23%), Vitamin A: 1536IU (31%), Vitamin C: 154mg (187%), Calcium: 152mg (15%), Iron: 2mg (11%)

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