Teriyaki Shrimp
Posted: 02/19/25
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A quick and easy shrimp recipe, this teriyaki shrimp comes together in less than 20 minutes and tastes like your favorite take-out dish. The shrimp are perfectly cooked, and the sauce is sweet and tangy and wonderfully thick. Serve with fluffy white rice and garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions for an effortlessly delicious dinner.
What We Love About This Recipe
- Teriyaki shrimp is so quick and easy, it comes together in as little as 15 minutes. Exactly what you need when your schedule doesn’t have room for anything super involved but you still want a meal that’s nutritious and delicious.
- The flavors in the homemade teriyaki sauce are everything! Sweet, tangy, and rich with hints of ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.
- It’s perfect with a serving of fluffy white rice. Feel free to use precooked rice or minute rice if you’d like!
Chef’s Tips
- Shrimp only take a few minutes to cook, so make sure all other components of your meal are ready before you throw the teriyaki shrimp in the skillet!
- The shrimp are fully cooked when they’re opaque and curled into a loose “C” shape. If they look more like a tight “O”, they’re unfortunately overcooked.
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Teriyaki Shrimp
Juicy shrimp smothered in a sticky, sweet teriyaki sauce. It's a delicious recipe that comes together super quickly!
servings
Ingredients
For the Teriyaki Sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 packed tablespoons light brown sugar
For the Shrimp
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or other neutral oil with high smoke-point
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled, deveined
Equipment
- medium bowl
- whisk
- Large skillet
- Tongs
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water to medium bowl. Whisk ingredients together until cornstarch is dissolved.
- Add 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, ½ cup water, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, and 3 packed tablespoons light brown sugar to bowl. Whisk until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Set bowl aside.
- Place large skillet on stovetop over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon avocado oil to skillet and heat pan until oil is hot and shimmery.
- When oil is hot, add 1 pound large shrimp to skillet, arranging shrimp in one even layer. Sauté shrimp 1 minute.
- After 1 minute, quickly flip shrimp over. Sauté shrimp on other side 30 seconds or until shrimp are not quite completely opaque.
- When shrimp are fully cooked, pour teriyaki sauce into skillet. Cook sauce, stirring sauce and shrimp together, 1 minute or until sauce has thickened and shrimp are cooked through and curled into loose "C" shape.
- Transfer shrimp to serving bowls or plates. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you’re serving this shrimp with rice or noodles, make sure to cook those first so you can serve the shrimp as soon as it’s ready.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 287kcal | Protein: 47g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Total Carbs: 6g | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 5.8g | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Cholesterol: 365mg | Sodium: 1141mg | Potassium: 665mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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