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Sautéed Shrimp

Sautéed Shrimp

This sautéed shrimp recipe is quick and easy, delivering juicy and flavorful shrimp seasoned with butter and garlic in just 10 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 servings
Calories 503 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 4 cloves garlic pressed
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • ½-1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ tablespoon parsley
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • parsley for garnish

Optional Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ½ cup white wine like Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay
  • ½ tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable stock or chickens stock

Instructions
 

Prepare shrimp if needed

  • If you need to, peel and devein shrimp first or purchase the shrimp that are already cleaned and deveined.
  • You can choose to leave the shrimp tails on or off. It does not change the taste at all.

Cooking Shrimp

  • Once the shrimp is clean, pat them dry with a paper towel and place into a mixing bowl.
  • Add pressed garlic cloves, lemon juice, salt, crushed red pepper flakes, parsley, and paprika. Mix well to make to all shrimp is coated evenly.
  • Preheat a cooking pan over medium to medium-high heat first.
  • Once the pan is hot, add oil and spread it around. Add shrimp in one even layer and let them cook until opaque on that side.
  • Add butter while shrimp is cooking.
  • Flip each shrimp onto the other side and let them cook until opaque on that side.
  • Take shrimp out of the pan right away so they don't keep cooking and garnish with a little more parsley if you'd like.

Optional Sauce

  • Right after you take the shrimp out, melt a tablespoon of butter in the pan, then add ½ cup of white wine. Let it simmer and reduce by about half over medium heat.
  • Whisk in ½ tablespoon of lemon juice and a couple of tablespoons of vegetable or chicken stock.
  • Taste and add a pinch of salt if necessary.

Notes

This step is totally optional, but I highly recommend making a quick and easy pan sauce for the sautéed shrimp. It's delicious, especially with a side of pasta.

Nutrition

Serving: 2servingsCalories: 503kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 47gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 617mgSodium: 2415mgPotassium: 286mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 999IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 355mgIron: 5mg
Keyword butter shrimp, easy shrimp dish, flavorful shrimp, quick shrimp recipe, Sautéed Shrimp, shrimp with garlic
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