Name: Simple Garlic Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined; salt to taste; 6 cloves garlic, finely minced; 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon caper brine; 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided; 0.33333334326744 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided; 1 teaspoon water, or as needed

Simple Garlic Shrimp

This garlic shrimp recipe from Chef John is tasty and easy; shrimp are pan-seared with lots of garlic and topped with a perfectly lemony, buttery sauce.

25 min total 15 min prep 10 min cook 4 196 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather all ingredients.
2 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.
3 Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
4 Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute.
5 Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece of butter, and 1/2 of the parsley; cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute.
6 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.
7 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.
8 Season with salt to taste; serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley. Enjoy!