Bourbon Shrimp

Bourbon Shrimp are coated in a sweet and salty sauce flavored with bourbon, honey, and garlic. It’s basically the shrimp version of the delicious Bourbon Chicken you get at the mall food court. Only bourbon is actually an ingredient and not just the name.

Bourbon Shrimp can easily be made in less than 20 minutes for a delicious weeknight meal. Serve them over rice with some steamed broccoli for a full meal or they also work great as a party appetizer.

How To Make Bourbon Shrimp

To make Bourbon Shrimp, first mix together all the sauce ingredients in a bowl: bourbon, water, brown sugar, low sodium soy sauce, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic, and cornstarch.

For bourbon, I like to use Maker’s Mark. It has a nice, smooth flavor. But use any bourbon that you enjoy.

Cook some medium shrimp in a tablespoon of oil. Once the shrimp are just cooked, remove from the pan and add the sauce to the pan. Simmer it until thick and add the shrimp back in and toss to coat them. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

Tips For Cooking Shrimp

Shrimp cook very quickly and can easily be overcooked. They really only need a couple of minutes to cook. Cook them too long and they will be rubbery.

You can use frozen shrimp. Defrost them in the refrigerator overnight.

More Shrimp Recipes

• Spicy Beer Shrimp
• Bubba Gump Copycat Shrimp
• Copycat Bang Bang Shrimp
• Easy Shrimp Creole
• Calabash Shrimp
• Crab Cake Stuffed Shrimp

Originally posted September 2, 2018.

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