Sweet and Spicy Shrimps

Homemade and delicious Korean-influenced marinated and glazed sweet and spicy shrimp. Serve with salad, or over rice, pasta, or potatoes. Garnish with more sesame seeds.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 mins
• Total Time: 37 mins
• Calories: 313 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• 1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ½ cup light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (Optional)
• ½ tablespoon gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
• 3 scallions, minced, divided
• 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoons mirin
• 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine soy sauce, 2 minced scallions, garlic, sesame seeds, cornstarch, ginger, mirin, sugar, red pepper flakes, and sesame oil in a bowl to make marinade.

Step 2

Place shrimp in a large resealable plastic bag; pour in marinade. Seal the bag and shake to coat shrimp. Place in refrigerator and marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3

Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; add shrimp. Cook, turning and basting a few times with leftover marinade, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl, reserving oil in the skillet.

Step 4

Pour 3 tablespoons of the marinade and gochujang to the skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Brush glaze over cooked shrimp or use as a dip. Sprinkle the remaining minced scallion on top.