Easy Teriyaki Shrimp is one of the quickest and most flavorful dinner recipes you can make! Nothing beats tender shrimp coated in a tasty sticky sauce!
This is one of those fabulous go-to dinner recipes that your whole family will love.
I always keep a bag of wild caught frozen shrimp in my freezer. Why? Because they're quick to thaw and can be transformed into a number of dinners that I know my family will love in no time at all.
Shrimp is one of those healthy proteins that is quick to cook but also completely versatile.
As much as I like to enjoy these teriyaki shrimp skewers on their own with a few complimentary sides, they can also be tossed into a stir fry or added to fried rice. YUM!
Sauce ingredients:
This recipe includes my favorite homemade teriyaki sauce. I use it to top anything from chicken, to meatballs, to salmon.
This sauce has it all: flavor with a sticky finger-licking finish. Not only does this sauce only take a few minutes to prepare, but you might be able to make it from ingredients you already have on hand.
- Soy sauce - you can substitute with coconut aminos if you need a gluten free version.
- Brown sugar - this is how you get the sticky!
- Lemon juice - always need a bit of acid to balance out the sweet and salty.
- Fresh garlic and ginger - because you can't beat the flavor.
- Toasted sesame oil - nothing compares!
- Corn starch and water - to make a slurry to help thicken the sauce.
How to make them:
You can cook them on the BBQ grill, or you can whip out the cast iron grill pan like I did.
- First step is to make the homemade teriyaki sauce. This is as simple as whisking all the ingredients together in a small pan over heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Then you just cook it a couple more minutes until it thickens.
- Once the sauce has cooled, simply toss your shrimp in the sauce to coat and then skewer them up!
- The beauty of shrimp is they only take about 5-10 minutes to grill up and you only need to flip them once.
- Give them a thin coating of leftover sauce at the end for that extra pop of flavor and sticky goodness.
Teriyaki Shrimp
Ingredients
Meat:
- 1 pound shrimp (raw, tail and vein removed, wild caught recommended)
glaze:
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 T lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (grated)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon water
garnish:
- 4 scallions (thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the water and cornstarch.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil. Slowly whisk in cornstarch slurry into the mixture.
- Heat teriyaki sauce over medium high heat until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat until it can maintain a gentle boil and allow to cook about 2 minutes until the mixture just starts to thicken. Remove from heat.
- Remove about 3 tablespoons of the sauce and reserve for later.
- Add shrimp to remaining sauce and stir to coat. Add shrimp to skewers. Grill over high heat, turning once, until shrimp is done, about 5-10 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp.
- Brush the top of the cooked shrimp with the reserved sauce. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds. Serve with rice and a steamed vegetable.
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serve these awesome skewers alongside some Asian Roasted Broccoli, tasty warm Ramen Noodles, and a delicious Spicy Peanut Slaw for a complete meal!
Noel Lizotte
Such a fancy looking dish ... without being fussy to make!
I always think shrimp is one of those things you eat on special occasions, but why isn't Wednesday special?!
With a fast and easy recipe like this - we can eat shrimp on Wed!
Alexandra
This elevates grilling big time! What a delicious flavour the shrimp have - this one was definitely a hit with the whole family.
Michelle
The glaze on this looks so good! I can't wait to try this!! I have almost all the ingredients on hand already too!
geoffrey
These shrimp skewers look soooo good. I am going to need these this weekend!
Veena Azmanov
These Shrimp Skewers look flavorful and picture perfect. My family to relish every bite of it.