
How To Make Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
Whip up a serving of this buttery shrimp scampi for your next dinner party. This white wine and butter infused dish takes only 10 minutes to make.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 4tbspbutter
- 1½tbspgarlicminced
- 1¼lbslarge shrimp prawnsshelled with tails on or off
- salt and fresh ground black pepperto taste
- ¼cupdry white wineor broth
- ½tspred pepper flakescrushed, or to taste, optional
- 2tbsplemon juice
- ¼cupparsleychopped
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a large pan or skillet.
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Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds to 1 minute until fragrant.
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Add the shrimp, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Sauté for 1 to 2 minutes on one side until just beginning to turn pink, then flip.
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Pour in the wine, then add red pepper flakes.
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Bring to a simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until the wine reduces by about half and the shrimp is cooked through.
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Stir in the remaining butter, lemon juice, and parsley, then take then off the heat immediately.
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Serve over rice or pasta, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 283.71kcal
- Fat:Â 19.79g
- Saturated Fat:Â 8.62g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.49g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.18g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.58g
- Carbohydrates:Â 3.93g
- Fiber:Â 0.39g
- Sugar:Â 0.45g
- Protein:Â 19.83g
- Cholesterol:Â 209.13mg
- Sodium:Â 807.64mg
- Calcium:Â 95.34mg
- Potassium:Â 224.96mg
- Iron:Â 0.73mg
- Vitamin A: 190.89µg
- Vitamin C:Â 8.96mg
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