Give this garlic shrimp recipe a try if you like shrimp and love garlic. It's fast and delicious, and I hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoons olive oil: 1 piece
- shrimp: 1 pound (peeled and deveined)
- salt: (to taste)
- garlic, finely: 6 clove (minced)
- red pepper flakes: 0.25 tsp
- lemon juice: 3 Tbsp
- caper brine: 1 Tbsp
- butter, cut into 4 equal pieces: 2 Tbsp (divided, cold)
- flat-leaf parsley: 0.33333 cup (divided, chopped)
- water: 1 tsp (or as needed)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke. Place shrimp in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece of butter, and 1/2 of the parsley; cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Reduce heat to low and stir in remaining 3 pieces butter. Cook and stir until butter has melted, sauce is thick, and shrimp are pink and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl; continue to cook butter sauce, adding water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if too thick, about 2 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Season with salt to taste; serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley. Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
