Simple Garlic Shrimp

One-pan garlic shrimp couldn't be easier or tastier. Shrimp are quick-seared with lots of garlic and topped with a perfectly lemony, buttery pan sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt to taste
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon caper brine
• 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided
• ⅓ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided
• 1 teaspoon water, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.

Step 3

Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece butter, and 1/2 of the parsley. Cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley.