Simple Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- salt to taste
- 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon caper brine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cold butter
- 1/3 cup chopped Italian flat leaf parsley, divided
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cold butter
- water, as needed
Directions:
- 1 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.
- 2 Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
- 3 Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 1/2 teaspoon cold butter, and half the parsley.
- 4 Cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute, then turn heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 tablespoon cold butter. Cook and stir until all butter has melted to form a thick sauce and shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- 5 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. Season with salt to taste.
- 6 Serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce. Garnish with remaining flat-leaf parsley.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 188mg | 63% |
| Sodium | 244mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 226mg | 6% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 2.9g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.4g | 1% |
| Protein | 19.1g | 38% |
| Sugars | 0g | |
| Vitamin A | 881IU | |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | |
| Calcium | 53mg | |
| Iron | 3mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 7mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 35mg | |
| Folate | 13mcg |
