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Korean shrimp on the grill for an easy Monday dinner!
Um? Yes, please!
I don’t know about you guys, but I definitely have the grilling season bug. Like bring it on, I am so ready for it, excited for it, and I have some really fun recipes in store! Today is all about this Korean style shrimp, but I have other fun recipes in the works for the upcoming Memorial Day…which is only two weeks from today! <–so crazy.
Anyway, happy Monday guys! As I mentioned, I am in LA today and tomorrow, and headed home (finally) late Tuesday night. My family and I had such a great time in San Diego over the weekend. It was amazing to be with everyone…my entire family (including girlfriends…who are now a part of the family) + my cousins and my uncle…yes, all of us together in one place. Even my younger brother Red was in attendance and it was great to get to hang with that kid…even if it seemed like it was only for a split second. We spent Saturday pretty much soaking up the sunshine. Even though the temp was a brisk sixty-two degrees it was still plenty warm in the sun. Unfortunately for me, even though I re-applied sunscreen multiple times, my legs currently look like a very red lobster. For real, I swear my skin sees the sun and no matter what I just burn. It’s horrible and I promise I had so much sunscreen on the whole time. Ugh.
Aside from my lobster legs I loved every minute of the sun, like every minute. Sunshine is my absolute favorite thing ever.
We spent Saturday night celebrating my cousins graduation, and then for Mother’s Day we gave mom some fun gifts, had breakfast and explored San Diego a bit. Perfect weekend filled with literally all my favorite people.
And today it’s back to work, but I’m pretty excited for everything I have in store! YAY.
OK, but let’s talk shrimp! I’ve been loving shrimp lately. It’s quick cooking, delish, and seems like it’s a hit with everyone who tries it. As I mentioned, I’m really in the BBQ kind of mood these days, so I decided to take my favorite homemade Korean BBQ style sauce and toss it with some shrimp. Why I did not think of this sooner is beyond me, but the combo of sweet and spicy Korean sauce on shrimp is pure perfection.
Think Korean BBQ, but on shrimp, with a little citrus honey butter added in too…because I feel like you can’t do a grilled shrimp without a little buttery sauce, you know?
I served the shrimp over a bed of rice with a side of grilled veggies. So good, and great for a super fast Monday dinner, which I’m feeling like we could all use today!
The key to this recipe is the Korean BBQ sauce. I know I’ve talked about this so much before, but if you guys are not familiar with gochujang then I highly recommend you give some a try. I like to buy the Mother In Laws brand from Whole Food, which has ingredients that I approve off. Gochujang is my favorite non-traditional ingredient!
Aside from that odd-ball ingredient, this recipe is easy, peasy. A must make for any busy night when you want a good, quick dinner. And you guys…the citrus honey butter? It’s definitely not needed, BUT it adds a really nice finishing touch and makes the shrimp feel extra special…meaning it’s actually kind of a must. <–do it.
PS. totally trying to get my brother to run to Whole Foods today and gather up these ingredients so we can make shrimp for dinner. Kind of in need of a good home cooked meal!
Honey Garlic Korean BBQ Grilled Shrimp
Servings: 6 servings
Calories Per Serving: 281 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds shrimp, shell off, tail on
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 2 tablespoons gochujang
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- juice of half a lemon
Citrus Butter
- 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 fresno pepper, sliced
Instructions
- 1. In a large ziplock bag, combine the soy sauce, honey, garlic, gochujang, sesame oil, and lemon juice. Add the shrimp, seal the bag and toss to coat. If desired, you can marinate the shrimp for up to 24 hours, but it's not imperative. 2. To make the citrus butter. In a small sauce pan, combine the butter, orange juice, and lemon juice and cook over medium heat until the sauce is melted and smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the cilantro and chiles. 3. Preheat an outdoor grill or grill pan to high.4. Thread the 4-5 shrimp on skewers and grill each skewer for 2 minutes per side or until the shrimp is cooked through. 5. Arrange the skewers on a platter or plate and serve drizzled with the citrus butter and top with sesame seeds and cilantro. Enjoy!
Monday dinner never looked so good. Bring on that Korean BBQ Shrimp.
This post was originally published on May 15, 2017
Hi Tieghan. This was great and I didn’t even do the citrus butter. Do you have a list somewhere of your all-time favorite recipes? There are so many great ones here and I’m curious as to what your top 10 or 20 are. Thank you!
Hey Emma! SO happy you loved this recipe, thank you!! I don’t have a list of my favorites, but I love the idea of making one…man it would be SO hard to choose! Do you have any flavors you are looking for? Maybe I can help find you the recipes you would love! Thanks again! 🙂
i love shrimp because you can do everything with it and still delicous
btw you must try to make indonesian food especially “rendang padang”
you can search it in google. 😀
I totally agree! I will have to try it!! Thanks!
This looks so delicious. I’m totally into grilling at the moment and I love shrimp so this recipe is perfect! I’m going to make it tonight.
Ah yay, I hope you loved them Winnie, thank you!
I made this last night and everyone loved it. Not spicy, though, may add some cayenne next time. We have extra citrus butter, will use for corn on the cob tonight. Thank you!
The spice should be delish with cayenne! Thanks so much for trying it Lori!
These shrimp look so good, what a perfect Monday night dinner!
Thanks so much Laura!
Made this tonight and it was amazeeeee. The citrus butter was brilliant, thanks! ❤️❤️
I am so glad it went great for you Brooke! Thank you!
Ooooo those citrus butter ingredients look amazing! Might make this for my next BBQ!
Perfect! I hope you love this Amanda! Thank you!
kbbq is my faveeee. this sounds tasty with the citrus butter, and with a side of rice i’d be set!
Haha YES! I hope you love this Heather! Thank you!!
This shrimp looks amazing!! And the ingredients for the citrus butter sound amazing! Great recipe for summer barbecues!!
Yes perfect for summer! Thanks Deborah!
Whole Foods has the best ‘non traditional products’. Loving grilling season too! I’m obsessed actually!
They do have some awesome stuff! I hope you love this dish Lindsay! Thanks!
Tieghan, you have the art of making food looks amazingly good and pretty delicious. Love this dish!
Thank you so much Carlos!
Ooooh this sounds really good, I do love grilled shrimp!
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I hope you love this grilled shrimp haha! Thank you Ruth!
Omg! I love Korean food so this looks perfect for me. Korean food is always soo flavorful. And I can just imagine how delicious this shrimp with be especially with honey garlic. Cannot wait to try this!
Perfect! I hope you love this Andrea, thanks!
This looks delicious, and I can’t wait to do Korean shrimp on the barbecue now – I usually go down more of a honey/ soy route, and to it in a skillet! (http://www.rachelphipps.com/2017/05/recipe-korean-prawn-rice-bowl-with.html)
Have a great week! x
I hope you love this Rachel! Thank you!!
Hi Tieghan, I love your photography, I’m just wondering, what camera do you use, it takes brilliant photos.
Love everything that you make. It is genius.
Hi! Thank You! I use a Canon 5d mark 4! 🙂