Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp
Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp is 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!
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 598mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 658IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
