Here’s a bold, sweet-and-savory Honey Garlic Shrimp, Sausage, and Broccoli recipe 🍤🥦🔥 — quick, filling, and packed with flavor.
Ingredients (Serves 3–4)
- 1 lb shrimp (peeled & deveined)
- 2 smoked sausages (like kielbasa or beef sausage), sliced
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
For the sauce:
- ⅓ cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (or vinegar)
- 1 tsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (slurry, for thickening)
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
Instructions
- Cook the sausage
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add sliced sausage and cook until browned (4–5 minutes).
- Remove and set aside.
- Cook the broccoli
- In the same pan, add a bit more oil if needed.
- Add broccoli and cook 4–5 minutes until slightly tender (you can add a splash of water and cover to steam).
- Remove and set aside.
- Cook the shrimp
- Add shrimp to the pan. Cook 1–2 minutes per side until pink.
- Don’t overcook — shrimp cook fast!
- Make the sauce
- Lower heat. Add garlic and cook briefly (30 seconds).
- Stir in honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and red pepper flakes.
- Combine everything
- Return sausage and broccoli to the pan.
- Pour in cornstarch slurry and stir.
- Cook 2–3 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats everything.
- Serve
- Serve hot over rice, noodles, or on its own.
Tips
- Add bell peppers or carrots for more veggies 🌈
- Use brown sugar instead of honey for a deeper flavor
- A drizzle of sesame oil at the end adds extra richness
If you want, I can turn this into a sheet-pan (oven) version or a spicy Cajun-style version 🔥