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Hot Honey Shrimp

This hot honey shrimp recipe is one of the best shrimp recipes you will ever have.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Rest time15 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: fusion
Keyword: fried shrimp, shrimp

Ingredients

Shrimp marinade

  • 1 lb shrimp (u16-20)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 2½ tbsp corn starch
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp white pepper

Shrimp coating

  • 1 cup corn starch

Hot honey

  • ½ cup honey
  • 1-2 tbsp hot sauce (depends on spice level)
  • 1 tbsp chili flakes

Instructions

  • Devein and shell your shrimp and place into a bowl along with the rest of the shrimp marinade ingredients.
    1 lb shrimp, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp salt, 1 large egg, 2½ tbsp corn starch, 3 cloves garlic, 1 tsp white pepper
  • Let the shrimp marinate as long as you like.
  • Completely coat shrimp in corn starch. I use a plastic bag to help coat all the shrimp at once.
    1 cup corn starch
  • Allow the shrimp to rest 15 minutes. This will hydrate the corn starch making of an extra crispy texture that wont fall off.
  • While you let the shrimp rest, make the hot honey by combining all the hot honey ingredients in a pan. Turn the heat up to medium and once it starts to bubble, remove and set aside for later.
    ½ cup honey, 1-2 tbsp hot sauce, 1 tbsp chili flakes
  • Fry the shrimp at 375F for 2-3 minutes until golden and crispy.
  • Drizzle the hot honey on top of the shrimp and optionally top with chives.