Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp pan-fried with fresh minced garlic and topped with a sauce of butter and apple cider vinegar. This simple dish takes less than 15 minutes to make. Garnish with parsley or basil leaves. You can customize this dish in a variety of ways!
Benefits of shrimp:
Shrimp is a great source of lean protein. Although it is high in cholesterol, it is packed with vitamins D and B, in addition to omega-3 fatty acids, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and selenium. If you are not allergic to shrimp, then this low-calorie seafood that is rich in key nutrients is a good source of antioxidants like astaxanthin.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How can I customize this Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp?
This dish can be customized in a variety of ways:
- It can be made spicy with the addition of crushed chili flakes and freshly ground peppercorns.
- To give it an Italian twist, use basil leaves and Italian dried seasoning.
- For a zestier flavor, add some lemon zest.
- This dish can be made into a Chinese main course by adding soy sauce instead of the apple cider vinegar sauce.
Will fresh, frozen or cooked shrimp be good for this recipe?
I have used fresh shrimp and at other times frozen. Both turn out well in this recipe. However, I recommend not using cooked shrimp for this Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe.
Ingredients:
- Garlic: Fresh minced or crushed garlic
- Shrimp: Fresh or frozen shrimp
- Herb: Parsley or basil leaves
- Flour: All-purpose flour or rice flour
- Fat: Unsalted butter for the sauce and olive oil for pan-frying the shrimp
- Apple cider vinegar: Apple cider vinegar or feel free to use wine for the sauce; a dash of lemon juice for added flavor and freshness
How to make this Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp:
- How to pan-fry the shrimp:
- Prepare the ingredients. Peel and clean the shrimp and mince the garlic.
- Mix the shrimp with salt, ground peppercorn and flour. Heat oil in a pan and fry the shrimp. Use tongs to flip them over after frying for 1-2 minutes on each side in small batches. Remove from pan and set aside.
- After pan-frying all the shrimp, return them to the pan and add the minced garlic and sauté for a minute. Turn off the heat and sprinkle some chopped parsley and a dash of lemon juice.
2. How to make the sauce:
- In a separate saucepot, heat apple cider vinegar for 2 minutes and add the butter.
- Cook for 1 minute, whisk and turn off the heat.
- Pour the sauce onto the cooked shrimp. Serve hot.
Tips:
- Shrimp is a delicate seafood that requires only a couple of minutes of cooking on high heat or less than 5 minutes on medium heat. Overcooking shrimp will toughen its texture.
- Please pan-fry the shrimp in small batches to ensure crispiness. Cooking a large batch will steam the shrimp and not result in tender yet crispy and succulent shrimp.
- With such quick and simple recipes such as the Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp, ideally you would want to prepare or clean the shrimp and have them ready to go. Peel the shrimp and devein or clean them by removing the black digestive tract or shrimp waste. Rinse and follow the instructions in the recipe card.
- Pat dry the shrimp before pan-frying them to avoid them from stewing instead of frying to a crisp.
- Shake off any excess flour before pan-frying the shrimp.
Serving suggestions:
I have enjoyed serving this Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp as an appetizer with bread, or as a main course with steamed rice, or pasta. It is a decadent culinary delight even when served on its own.
Storage:
Leftover Garlic Butter Shrimp can be easily refrigerated for a day or two in boxes. If desired, freeze the shrimp and sauce separately in airtight containers for three months. However, this dish tastes best when consumed the day of making it.
Other Shrimp recipes that you might like:
- Easy Shrimp Creole
- Healthy Shrimp Fajitas
- Shrimp Egg Foo Young
- Pad Thai With Shrimp
- Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp
Equipment
- heavy bottomed pan
Ingredients
For the shrimp:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lb shrimp
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground peppercorn
- ¾ tsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1½ tsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
For the sauce:
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
Fry the shrimp:
- Prepare the ingredients. Peel and clean the shrimp and mince the garlic.
- Mix the shrimp with salt, ground peppercorn and flour. Heat oil in a pan and fry the shrimp. Use tongs to flip them over after frying for 1-2 minutes on each side in small batches and set aside.
- After pan frying all the shrimp, return them to the pan and add the minced garlic and sauté for a minute. Turn off the heat and add parsley and a dash of lemon juice.
How to make the sauce:
- In a separate saucepot, heat apple cider vinegar for 2 minutes and add the butter.
- Cook for 1 minute, whisk it and turn off the heat.
- Pour the sauce onto the cooked shrimp. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Adjust the amount of butter to your liking.
- If you like it more garlicky, then add more cloves of garlic. Please ensure that the garlic is added after pan-frying the shrimp to avoid it from getting burned.
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