Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
Shrimp cooked in lemon, garlic, and butter, sprinkled with Aleppo pepper. Easy dinner recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails off, patted dry
- Sea salt, to taste
- Freshly-cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon excellent-quality extra-virgin olive oil, I prefer Abingdon Olive Oil Company
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 4 - 5 garlic cloves, smashed and finely minced
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper, I prefer The Spice and Tea Exchange
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
- Heat a shallow skillet/pan with the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter. Once hot, add the shrimp and cook on one side for 2 minutes, or until beginning to turn pink. Cook in batches as needed.
- Add the garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and Aleppo pepper.
- Stir the shrimp to combine the ingredients. Flip any shrimp that did not turn over to cook on the other side. Cook for about 1 ½ to 2 minutes or until the shrimp are just cooked.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add the remaining tablespoon of butter. Toss to combine and melt. Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings as desired.
- Sprinkle with the parsley and serve very warm.
Notes
If you don’t have a lemon, you can use 2 tablespoons of bottled lemon juice and no zest. It will still give a pop the dish needs, but fresh does taste better. I know convenience wins many times.
Nutrition chart is calculated with ¼ teaspoon each sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp
Amount per Serving
Calories
198.76
% Daily Value*
Fat
11.18
g
17
%
Saturated Fat
3.95
g
25
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.59
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.21
g
Cholesterol
115.61
mg
39
%
Sodium
447.61
mg
19
%
Potassium
29.98
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
1.78
g
1
%
Fiber
0.21
g
1
%
Sugar
0.26
g
0
%
Protein
20.58
g
41
%
Vitamin A
125.83
IU
3
%
Vitamin C
8.2
mg
10
%
Calcium
51.13
mg
5
%
Iron
2.89
mg
16
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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