Here’s a quick, buttery, restaurant-style Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe — ready in under 15 minutes! Perfect over rice, pasta, or with crusty bread. 🍤🧄✨
🍤 Garlic Butter Shrimp
Ingredients (serves 3–4)
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice (fresh)
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional for heat)
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
1. Season the shrimp
- Pat shrimp dry.
- Season lightly with salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Sear the shrimp
- Heat olive oil + 2 tbsp butter in a skillet over medium-high.
- Add shrimp in a single layer.
- Cook 1–2 minutes per side until pink and opaque.
- Remove shrimp and set aside.
3. Make the garlic butter sauce
- Lower heat to medium.
- Add remaining 2 tbsp butter to the skillet.
- Add minced garlic and sauté 30 seconds until fragrant (don’t brown it).
- Add lemon juice + red pepper flakes.
- Stir and simmer 20–30 seconds.
4. Combine
- Return shrimp to the pan, toss to coat in sauce, and cook 1 more minute.
5. Serve
- Garnish with parsley.
- Serve over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or with toasted bread.
⭐ Tips
- Extra buttery: Add 1–2 more tbsp butter at the end.
- Creamy version: Stir in 1/4 cup heavy cream and simmer 2 minutes.
- Cajun kick: Add 1 tsp Cajun seasoning to the shrimp before cooking.
- Don’t overcook shrimp: They finish FAST — as soon as they curl and turn pink, they’re done.
If you want, I can also give you:
🍤 Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
🔥 Cajun Garlic Butter Shrimp
🍚 Garlic Butter Honey Shrimp Bowls
Just tell me!
