🦐 Quick & Easy

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Plump, juicy shrimp seared in a luscious garlic butter sauce with white wine, lemon, and fresh parsley. Ready in 10 minutes but tastes like a restaurant production.

⏱ 10 mins👥 Serves 4Easy
Garlic Butter Shrimp

Ingredients

Step-by-Step Instructions

The fastest route to dinner greatness.

01

Pat shrimp dry

Pat shrimp completely dry with paper towels. Season generously with salt and pepper. Dry shrimp = golden sear, not steamed shrimp.

02

Sear the shrimp

Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 2 tbsp butter. When it's sizzling, add shrimp in a single layer. Cook 90 seconds per side until pink and slightly charred. Remove shrimp to a plate.

03

Make the garlic butter sauce

Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining butter and garlic. Cook 30 seconds until fragrant. Pour in white wine and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits. Let simmer 1 minute until slightly reduced.

04

Toss and serve

Return shrimp to the pan, add red pepper flakes and parsley. Toss everything together for 30 seconds until the shrimp are coated in the glossy garlic butter sauce. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and crusty bread to soak up every drop of the sauce.