Garlic Butter Shrimp
Garlic butter shrimp is about to become your new favorite recipe. It is an amazing appetizer, but you can toss it with some pasta for a fantastic dinner.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time7 minutes mins
Total Time12 minutes mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 214kcal
- 1 pound shrimp raw, peeled, and deveined (453.59 grams)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (56.5 grams)
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth (59.1 ml), read more about using wine in this here
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- fresh parsley chopped
Pat the shrimp very dry. Season them with salt and pepper.
1 pound shrimp, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds, being careful not to allow the garlic to burn.
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, 3 cloves garlic, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Add the shrimp and cook for one to two minutes or until the shrimp just begins to turn pink.
Whisk in the wine (or chicken broth) and lemon juice and bring to a simmer (this should happen within about 30 seconds). Cook for two minutes or until all the shrimp has turned pink, being careful to not overcook the shrimp.
1/4 cup white wine, 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with a baguette.
fresh parsley
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 213mg | Sodium: 721mg | Potassium: 333mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 1mg