Name: Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1½ lbs shrimp; 3 tbsp butter; 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ⅛ tsp sugar; 4 tsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves

How To Make Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp

Looking for anything quick bake? This garlic lemon butter shrimp recipe will get you drooling over its garlic aroma, tender, and juicy goodness.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 6 minutes

Total: 21 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbsshrimp,extra-large, peeled and deveined
3tbspbutter,melted
1½tbspfresh lemon juice
2tbspfresh parsley,minced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
⅛tspsugar
4tspolive oil,divided
2garlic cloves,minced

Instructions

In a bowl mix together butter, lemon juice, and parsley. Set aside.
Pat shrimp dry with paper towels then sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and the sugar.
Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add half the garlic and half the shrimp to skillet and cook turning once until shrimp is cooked through and opaque, for a total of 3 minutes.
Transfer to a piece of foil and wrap to keep warm. Repeat cooking process with remaining shrimp then remove skillet from heat.
Return shrimp in foil to pan with other the shrimp. Pour butter mixture over shrimp and toss to coat. Serve warm.

Recipe Notes

For best results, be sure to pat the shrimps dry before cooking.
Shrimp only has to cook a few minutes; it’s finished cooking when it’s pink all around.
Fresh lemon juice is a must for this recipe.