Description
This 30-minute honey garlic shrimp with sausage skillet is what weeknight dinner dreams are made of – sticky-sweet, savory, and guaranteed to disappear faster than you can say “seconds, please!”
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450g) large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 oz (225g) smoked sausage or kielbasa, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
- 4 cups (300g) broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tablespoons
- ¼ cup (60ml) honey
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (low-sodium preferred)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- 2 tablespoons water or chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced sausage and cook for 3-4 minutes until browned. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon.
- In the same skillet, add butter and then shrimp in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes per side until pink. Remove and set aside with sausage.
- Add minced garlic to the skillet and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Pour in honey, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes, whisking to combine. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- For a thicker sauce, mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water and whisk into the simmering sauce until thickened.
- Add broccoli florets to the skillet with 2 tablespoons water or broth. Cover and steam for 3 minutes until crisp-tender.
- Return sausage and shrimp to the skillet, tossing to coat everything in sauce. Cook 1-2 minutes more to reheat and combine flavors.
- Garnish with sliced green onions before serving over rice, quinoa, or with crusty bread.