Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp Recipe Recipes Net

Ingredients

1½lbsshrimp,extra-large, peeled and deveined

3tbspbutter,melted

1½tbspfresh lemon juice

2tbspfresh parsley,minced

salt and freshly ground black pepper

⅛tspsugar

4tspolive oil,divided

2garlic cloves,minced

In a bowl mix together butter, lemon juice, and parsley. Set aside.

Pat shrimp dry with paper towels then sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and the sugar.

Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.

Add half the garlic and half the shrimp to skillet and cook turning once until shrimp is cooked through and opaque, for a total of 3 minutes.

Transfer to a piece of foil and wrap to keep warm. Repeat cooking process with remaining shrimp then remove skillet from heat.

Return shrimp in foil to pan with other the shrimp. Pour butter mixture over shrimp and toss to coat. Serve warm.