Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi is a delicious restaurant quality meal. Succulent shrimp swimming in a buttery, garlicky and lemony sauce in less than 15 minutes. Perfect served alone or over pasta, rice or with crusty bread.
Shrimp scampi is a famous dish worldwide. There are numerous variations of it. And it’s not surprisingly. Who doesn’t crave a plate of steaming buttery and garlicky shrimp which goes perfectly with almost everything! It is packed with so many flavors and seriously takes just minutes to prepare.
If you love shrimp like I do, try my other shrimp recipes
CREAMY GARLIC BUTTER TUSCAN SHRIMP RECIPE
GARLIC SHRIMP IN BUTTERY CREAMY SAUCE, STICKY BUTTERY HONEY GARLIC SHRIMP,
SHRIMP CAKES, CAULIFLOWER SHRIMP FRIED RICE and many other Shrimp recipes.
KEY TIP FOR THE BEST BUTTER GARLIC SHRIMP SCAMPI
Nobody likes mushy and soft shrimp. I strongly advice to buy wild fresh shrimp rather than the farmed shrimp that is usually softer.
If you can’t find the fresh one in your local supermarket, use my key tip to firm them up.
Brine them! It will help keep them juicy and firm. Just let them sit in a salt/sugar water for 15-30 min, then drain and cook.
Shrimp-1 pound
Salt-1tsp.
Sugar-½ tsp.
Baking soda-¼ tsp.
Serve this Garlic butter shrimp scampi with a pile of noodles, bread, veggies or rice.
GARLIC BUTTER SHRIMP SCAMPI RECIPE
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GARLIC BUTTER SHRIMP SCAMPI
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 4
Description
Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi is a delicious restaurant quality meal. Succulent shrimp swimming in a buttery, garlicky and lemony sauce in less than 15 minutes. Perfect served alone or over pasta, rice or with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- Salted butter - 3 tbsp.
- Olive oil- 3 tbsp.
- Garlic cloves ( minced)- 5
- Medium shrimp ( peeled and deveined)- 700 gm or 1 ½ pounds
- Vegetable stock-¼ cup
- Red peppercorns ( ground or whole)- 1 tsp.
- Ground black pepper- ¼ tsp or to taste
- Lemon juice- 2 tbsp.
- Fresh parsley ( finely chopped)- 2 tbsp.
- Lemon slices - as needed for serving
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pan/skillet over medium heat.Add the minced garlic and sauté, stirring frequently until fragrant but not browned ( approximately 40 seconds).
- Add the shrimp , red peppercorns, black pepper and continue to saute for 1 minute, flipping the shrimp.
- Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes or until shrimp is cooked through.
- Stir in the chopped parsley and lemon juice and remove from the heat immediately.
- Serve with lemon slices over rice, noodles or veggies.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Shrimp recipes
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Calories: 291 kcal
- Sodium: 1427 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Protein: 35 g
Keywords: garlic butter shrimp, shrimp recipes, shrimp scampi
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