Yield: 4 people

Sauteed Shrimp

Sauteed Shrimp - juicy shrimp sauteed in a skillet with garlic and white wine. This is one of the easiest shrimp recipes that takes only 15 mins to dinner table.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. (0.4 kg) gulf shrimp, jumbo shrimp, tiger prawn or fresh water prawn (shell on and head on, preferred
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste) or 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 3 dashes ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • lemon wedges
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. Rinse the shrimp with cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels. Use a pair of scissors to cut the legs off the shrimp. Slice the shrimp into halves, lengthwise. Set aside.
    sauteed shrimp
  2. Heat up a skillet with the cooking oil. Saute the garlic back and forth a few time until sizzling, but not browned. Add the shrimp, shell side down first. Saute and cook the shrimp until the shell turn color. Turn them shrimp over and continue to saute.
    sauteed shrimp
  3. Add the salt (or soy sauce), black pepper and white wine. Add the parsley and turn off the heat. Dish out and serve immediately with lemon wedges. Squeeze the lemon juice over the shrimp before eating.

Notes

I used fresh water prawn.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

4 people
Amount Per Serving Calories 161Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 143mgSodium 934mgCarbohydrates 3gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 16g