Asian Garlic Butter Shrimp

4.34 from 9 votes

Asian Garlic Butter Shrimp

Asian Garlic Butter Shrimp - sauteed shrimp with garlic and butter, with mouthwatering Asian flavors! This recipe is outrageously delicious and calls for only five basic ingredients.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Shrimp

Cuisine: Asian Recipes

Keyword: Asian garlic butter shrimp

Servings: people

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs (750g) shrimp shelled and deveined
4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
4 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
3 dashes ground black pepper
3 dashes cayenne pepper optional
1 tablespoon scallion chopped
4 slices lemon wedges

Instructions

Thaw the frozen shrimp. Rinse them under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Heat a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add the melted butter, followed by the garlic. Sauté the garlic for 10 seconds, then add the shrimp. Stir the shrimp back and forth a few times before adding the fish sauce, sugar, ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper (if using).
Stir and cook, then add the chopped scallions to the shrimp. Squeeze some lemon juice over the shrimp and serve immediately.

Notes

I recommend Trader Joe's Wild Argentinian Red Shrimp for this recipe. You can also use any shelled or deveined shrimp.

You can use oyster sauce in lieu of fish sauce. You will need about 1 heaping tablespoon of oyster sauce and add salt to taste.

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