Sweet Chili Shrimp is a simple recipe packed with flavor and spiciness! The sticky and sweet chili sauce is made from scratch with basic ingredients, such as Sriracha, honey, ginger, and soy sauce. Shrimp is first cooked with lots of minced garlic and crushed red chili pepper flakes. Then, it's coated with a spicy and sticky sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds! This quick dish takes only 30 minutes from start to finish.
In a large cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat. Add sliced bell peppers and season with salt. Cook, stirring for 5 to 10 minutes until softened. Remove bell peppers to a bowl.
To the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat. Add shrimp, minced garlic, crushed red chili pepper flakes. Sprinkle with a dash of salt. Cook shrimp for about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from heat.
Add the sauce ingredients on top of shrimp: soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, honey, sprinkle with dried ginger. Toss with the shrimp to thoroughly mix the sauce ingredients and to coat the shrimp with the sauce on low-medium heat. Cook for about 1 or 2 minutes until the sauce coats the shrimp properly and until the shrimp are cooked through but not overcooked.
Serve the shrimp on top of cooked bell peppers. Top with toasted sesame seeds and chopped fresh parsley.
Notes
How to toast sesame seeds:Toast the seeds on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet for about 5 minutes in the preheated oven at 400 F, until they start to lightly brown. Watch the seeds carefully to avoid burning them.