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Garlic Butter Shrimp
Juicy shrimp seared in a rich garlic butter sauce with a splash of lemon. Ready in 15 minutes and perfect over pasta, rice, or with crusty bread.
15 min 290 kcal 4 serves Medium💪High protein🇺🇸USA★★★★★4.8· 5 reviews
Ingredients
ServingsMetric
- 600 glarge shrimp
- 80 gunsalted butter
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 tbspolive oil
- 3 tbsplemon juice
- 1 tspchili flakes
- 4 tbspfresh parsley
- 1 tspsalt
- ½ tspblack pepper
Method
- Pat shrimp completely dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering.
- Add shrimp in a single layer and cook 1.5 minutes per side until pink and curled into a 'C' shape. Remove to a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add butter and garlic to the same skillet and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, until fragrant but not browned.
- Add chili flakes and lemon juice. Stir and cook 30 seconds.
- Return shrimp to the skillet, toss to coat in the sauce and cook 30 seconds more.
- Remove from heat, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
FAQ
Overcooking is almost always the cause. Shrimp cook in just 1.5–2 minutes per side over high heat. Once they curl into a 'C' shape and turn pink, remove them immediately. A shrimp curled into an 'O' is already overcooked. Also make sure to pat them completely dry — excess moisture causes steaming instead of searing.
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Fresh seafood should smell like the ocean, not like fish. If your large shrimp smells strongly when you buy it for garlic butter shrimp, it's past its prime. Your nose is the most reliable freshness test.