simple garlic shrimp

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• salt to taste
• 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon caper brine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cold butter
• 1/3 cup chopped italian flat leaf parsley, divided
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cold butter
• water, as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke. place shrimp in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring.
• season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
• stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 1 minute. stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 1/2 teaspoon cold butter, and half the parsley.
• cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute, then turn heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 tablespoon cold butter. cook and stir until all butter has melted to form a thick sauce and shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• remove shrimp with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl; continue to cook butter sauce, adding water 1 teaspoon at a time if too thick, about 2 minutes. season with salt to taste.
• serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce. garnish with remaining flat-leaf parsley.