Garlic butter shrimp. juicy cooked shrimp tossed in a tasty garlic butter sauce with a touch of lime gives this easy shrimp recipe the most amazing taste.
Have all the ingredients ready and you can dish out the garlic butter shrimp in 20 minutes.
Flavors in garlic butter shrimp.
The butter garlic shrimp recipe is full of simple flavors.
As simple as the ingredients are, the butter and garlic in this shrimp recipe compliments each other to give you a tangy, and juicy shrimp.
A touch of lime at the end and a garnish of scallions give this garlic butter shrimp loads of flavor that you will love.
Make sure you avoid overusing garlic and lemon.
By balancing these two main ingredients you can make the best garlic butter shrimp(prawns)for your family.
Meal ideas for garlic butter prawns.
- Serve as an appetizer with a few toasted garlic breads.
- Serve as a main dish. you can top a bowl of rice or sesame noodles with some garlicky butter shrimp.
- Serve as a side dish for spicy or peanut noodles.
How to make butter garlic prawns.
Have all the ingredients prepared and ready.
If you are using frozen shrimp or prawns, they need to be left out to defrost and reach room temperature.
Here’s a guide on how to defrost shrimp the correct way.
Cooking the garlic butter prawns.
Place the prawns in a medium-sized bowl and season with salt.
Seasoning should be done with care as the butter you use will contain salt as well.
Let the prawns marinate for 3-5 minutes.
Place a large skillet or frying pan over low medium heat. pour in a tablespoon of oil.
Add the marinated prawns.
Cook the prawns until they let out moisture, gently turning them individually.
Make sure the cooking time for the prawns is less than 2-3 minutes to avoid them turning rubbery.
Once the prawns are pink, remove them from the stove and set them aside.
Do not throw any liquid remaining in the pan as you can add them to the butter sauce and prawns.
How to make the garlic butter sauce
Melt the butter over low heat.
Once the butter melts, add minced garlic and cook over low heat to infuse the butter with garlic.
Add the lime juice and season with salt.
Once you have the taste balanced. add in the prawns.
Cook over very low heat for exactly 30 seconds.
Serve warm.
garlic butter prawns
Juicy cooked shrimp tossed in a tasty garlic butter sauce with a touch of lime to give this easy shrimp recipe the most amazing taste
Ingredients
- 700g of shrimp cleaned and deveined
- 1/3 cup butter
- 4-5 cloves of garlic minced fine
- Salt to season
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice(can increase to a teaspoon only if needed)
- 1/2 a cup of chopped scallions or parsley
Instructions
COOKING THE GARLIC BUTTER PRAWNS.
Place the prawns in a medium-sized bowl and season with salt.
Seasoning should be done with care as the butter you use will contain salt as well. Let the prawns marinate for 3-5 minutes.
Place a large skillet or frying pan over low medium heat. pour in a tablespoon of oil.
Add the marinated prawns.
Cook the prawns until they let out moisture, gently turning them individually.
Make sure the cooking time for the prawns is less than 2-3 minutes to avoid them turning rubbery.
Once the prawns are pink, remove them from the stove and set them aside.
Do not throw any liquid remaining in the pan as you can add them to the butter sauce and prawns.
HOW TO MAKE THE GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE
Melt the butter over low heat.
Once the butter melts, add minced garlic and cook over low heat to infuse the butter with garlic.
Add the lime juice and season with salt.
Once you have the taste balanced. add in the prawns.
Cook over very low heat for exactly 30 seconds.
Serve warm.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 358Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 410mgSodium 1933mgCarbohydrates 7gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 41g
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