Garlic Butter Shrimp
Lots of butter, fragrant garlic, and bright, citrusy lemon juice make for the simply delicious Garlic Butter Shrimp. Cooks in just 5 minutes! Super easy recipe, delicious results.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound raw jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined, tails on
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- salt to taste
- black pepper freshly ground, to taste
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon juiced (about 2-3 tablespoons)
- 1-2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Bring a large pan with butter to medium high heat. Once butter melts, add shrimp, garlic salt, salt, pepper.
- Stirring occasionally, cook on one side for 2-3 minutes.
- Flip, then cook until shrimp is pink and no longer translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in garlic. Cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add lemon juice and stir to combine.
- Remove from heat. Serve with the sauce from the pan, topped with fresh parsley. Great with garlic butter pasta, garlic toast and roasted garlic bread.
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