Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp & Onions

by | Apr 19, 2021 | Main Dishes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup gluten-free soy sauce or liquid aminos
  • 3-4 large garlic cloves minced
  • ½ teaspoon cornstarch or arrowroot flour/starch
  • 1 pound large wild caught shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed if desired
  • 2 tablespoons butter or ghee
  • 1 large onion sliced 
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  •  finely ground sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. In a small bowl add honey, soy sauce and garlic. Mix until combined.
  2. Place shrimp into a separate bowl and add ⅓ of the sauce. Toss and marinade for 30 minutes.
  3. Whisk in starch to reserved marinade and set aside.
  4. Heat a large pan on high heat, add oil and sliced onions, salt and pepper and cook 5-6 minutes just until soft. Remove from pan and set aside.
  5. Add butter and shrimp to pan discarding marinade. Cook until the shrimp turns pink about 2 minutes each side.
  6. Add the reserved sauce and bring to a simmer. Add in the onions and toss until heated through.
  7. Serve over your favorite rice or pasta. Enjoy!!

adapted from Butter Your Biscuit

I found this recipe while I was stuck at home during the pandemic. The original recipe called for broccoli, but when you are in quarantine and only have onions, that will do!!

This recipe is very versatile. Here are some other yummy variations:

  • Substitute onions for 2 cups of chopped broccoli (as per original recipe).
  • Substitute shrimp and onions for 1 pound of organic free-range chicken (cut into thin medallion size pieces) and 2 cups chopped broccoli.
  • Substitute shrimp for 1 pound of stir-fry grass-fed beef (round). Can make with onions as above or substitute onions for 2 cups of chopped broccoli