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Easy garlic shrimp with frozen shrimp, garlic butter, lemon juice and cayenne pepper. One of the best shrimp recipes ever that takes only 10 mins to make.
Shrimp Recipes
I love shrimp and all kinds of easy shrimp recipes.
The key is to cooking shrimp is to bring out its natural, sweet and briny flavors.
Garlic Shrimp
In this garlic shrimp recipe, you’ll learn how to cook shrimp with garlic and simple ingredients for quick and simple shrimp meal.
The shrimp dish is super garlicky, buttery, with a tint of citrusy lemon juice. It takes only 10 minutes from start to finish.
It goes well with pasta recipes. It’s also great as a main dish or as an appetizer.
Top the shrimp with dashes of cayenne pepper and chopped parsley. This garlic butter shrimp is simple to make at home!
How To Make Garlic Shrimp
Shrimp is naturally briny and delicious so the best way to cook shrimp is is a simple saute with garlic.
To make this garlic shrimp recipe with garlic sauce, you will need the following ingredients.
- Unsalted butter
- Minced garlic
- Shell and deveined shrimp, tail on preferred
- Lemon juice
- Cayenne pepper
First, heat up a skillet on high heat and add olive oil, butter, garlic and shrimp.
Saute the shrimp and season with salt, lemon juice and cayenne pepper for 2-3 minutes. This is one of the best recipes with shrimp!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Saute Shrimp
For the best results on sauteed garlic shrimp, please following my cooking tips below:
- Use a cast-iron skillet because it is great in heat retention and even heating, making it the best skillet for shrimp recipes.
- Use a combination of olive oil and melted butter to saute shrimp on stove.
Frequently Asked Questions
Shrimp cooks quickly on stove so do not overcook. As soon as the shrimp turns opaque on the surface, it’s cooked.
However, please make sure that you turn over to the other side to fully cook the inside.
It takes an average of 2 -3 minutes to cook shrimp on the stove top.
I always buy frozen raw shrimp (tail-on or tail-off) at Target. They are available in the frozen section.
You can get 2 lbs of frozen shrimp in a packet for as low as $7.99 when it’s on sale.
I prefer tail-on, shelled and deveined shrimp. However, shelled and deveined shrimp without tails will work great.
Do not buy cooked shrimp because they are already cooked. Cooking the shrimp again on a stove will make them rubbery, tasteless and tough.
This shrimp recipe is only 179 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Garlic Shrimp
This meal is best served with skillet garlic bread, easy spaghetti or garlic butter sauteed spinach. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 12 oz. jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined, tail-on
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- Chopped parsley
Instructions
- Heat a skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium heat, then add the olive oil and butter. Sauté the garlic until aromatic, then add the shrimp and stir to combine well.
- Add the salt and lemon juice, then continue to cook the shrimp. Top with cayenne pepper and parsley before serving.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Shrimp is my favorite.
Love shrimp
Fantastic as always!
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I’m salivating as I print this recipe. It’s morning but I want this dish now. Can’t wait to make it. I know how good it will be because most of your recipes are at the top of my menu rotation. Thank you!
Can I use cooked shrimp to make this recipe?
Yes, you technically can but it won’t be great.
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