Recipe: Delicious Honey garlic shrimp & tofu with rice

Honey garlic shrimp & tofu with rice. I love a good stir fry, and trying new ways to make Chinese restaurant-worthy meals in my own kitchen. A few favorites are lightened up General Tso Chicken, and Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry. This shrimp dish, made with orange juice and orange zest, scallions and red pepper flakes for some kick is a new favorite!

It has a sweet and salty flavor that cooks well in shrimp. Garlic: You can never have enough garlic. This hint of garlic will balance out the flavors. You can have Honey garlic shrimp & tofu with rice using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Honey garlic shrimp & tofu with rice

1. Prepare 1 lb of medium raw shrimp.
2. Prepare 1/3 cup of honey.
3. You need 1/4 cup of soy sauce.
4. Prepare 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder.
6. It's 1 cup of minute rice.
7. It's 2 tablespoons of green onion.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of diced mushrooms.
9. Prepare 1/2 lb of firm tofu.
10. Prepare 2 tablespoons of sweet Chile sauce.
11. It's 1 teaspoon of teriyaki sauce.

Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger (if using) together in a medium bowl. Place shrimp in a large zipped-top bag or tupperware. For even more flavor, try adding in some red pepper flakes for heat or fresh lime juice for zest! If you like cilantro, lime and red pepper flakes, try out this variation of cilantro lime honey garlic shrimp skillet!.

Honey garlic shrimp & tofu with rice step by step

1. Mix shrimp with honey, minced garlic, onion powder and soy sauce and marinate for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to 8 hours. I marinated mine for an hour..
2. Cook rice as directed on package. Set aside. Place tofu with a paper towel beneath and on top and place something heavy like a cast iron skillet on top to press out the extra water. Cut tofu into 1/4 inch pieces..
3. In lightly oiled skillet place diced mushrooms, green onion and tofu and sauté on medium heat for about 8 minutes flipping halfway through. Stir in teriyaki sauce and sweet Chile sauce and stir then stir in rice. Heat another 2/3 minutes..
4. Place on plate and top with shrimp and garnish with green onion..

This recipe sears better in a cast iron pan and may not perform as well with caramelized bits in non-stick pans. Put shrimp in a large ziploc bag. In a medium bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic and lime juice. Mix the honey, lemon juie, salt and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Heat up a skillet (cast-iron preferred) and add the olive oil.