Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe | Garlic Prawns

Best garlic butter shrimp recipe (garlic prawns) in a cast iron pan with lemon wedges.

5 from 36 votes

Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe | Garlic Prawns

Garlic butter shrimp is a quick and easy-to-make shrimp recipe with an amazing flavor combination of garlic, butter, and a hint of lemon (lime). This garlic prawn is ready in less than 25 minutes.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 246kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Cast-iron pan

Ingredients

12 oz Shrimp or Prawns, peeled, deveined, tail on
2 tablespoon Butter
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Black pepper powder (optional)

Garlic butter Sauce

8 to 10 cloves Garlic finely chopped
4 tablespoon Butter
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Cayenne powder or Red chile powder
1 Lime juice or lemon
Zest of 1 lime or lemon
2 tablespoon Parsley or Cilantro/Coriander leaves, finely chopped
¼ cup Chicken stock or any stock of your choice, check tips

Instructions

Cook shrimp

In a cast iron skillet on medium heat, melt butter. Add salt and black pepper powder.
2 tablespoon Butter, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Black pepper powder
Add the shrimp and cook on each side for about 1 or 2 minutes or until it curls up and turns pink. Set aside on a plate.
12 oz Shrimp

Making of garlic butter sauce

In the same skillet on medium flame, melt butter.
4 tablespoon Butter
Then add chopped garlic, and saute until garlic turns light brown and fragrant. This should take 2 to 5 minutes in medium or medium-low flame.
8 to 10 cloves Garlic
Next, add salt, cayenne, zest of lime, lime juice, parsley, and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and let it reduce to half.
¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Cayenne powder, 1 Lime juice, Zest of 1 lime or lemon, 2 tablespoon Parsley, ¼ cup Chicken stock
Add the cooked shrimp and mix until well coated in the garlic butter sauce.
Serve with lime wedges and finely chopped parsley.

Notes

Feel free to substitute cayenne with chili powder.
You can use a chicken bouillon with ¼ cup of water instead of chicken stock.

What to serve with garlic butter shrimp?

Today I have served garlic butter shrimp with avocado flatbread. You can serve garlic butter shrimp or garlic prawns with

Crostini or dinner rolls to suck up that sauce.
Nice homemade crusty French baguette.
Garlic butter shrimp and rice is another popularly preferred combo for a complete meal. You can serve it with lemon rice Indian style or lime rice chipotle style, or with cauliflower rice for a healthy low-carb meal.
Use it as a sauce to toss linguine or spaghetti to make garlic butter shrimp pasta.
Serve it with steamed, sauteed, or grilled vegetables like broccoli.
Serve it as a side with broccoli garlic pasta, mashed potatoes, risotto, zucchini noodles, or our healthy quinoa salad.

Storage suggestions

Leftovers: garlic butter shrimp tastes the best when served fresh. If there are leftovers, you can store them for 2 to 3 days in an airtight conatiner.

Freezer: Once the cooked shrimp cools completely, place it in freezer bags for three months. When ready to serve, take them directly from the freezer and add it to the pan for heating.

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