Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp is packed full of flavour and ready on your table in under 10 minutes!

📝 Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter (divided)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced, or 1 tablespoon)
• 1 3/4 pounds shrimp (or prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact)
• 1 pinch Kosher salt (to taste)
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of half a lemon - add more if desired)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 pinch fresh parsley (chopped to garnish)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Melt 2 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (about 1 minute).
2. 2Fry shrimp and add salt and pepper, to your taste. Cook 2 minutes on one side, while stirring occasionally.
3. 3Add in the remaining butter, lemon juice and water. Cook, while stirring, until the butter melts and the shrimp have cooked through (do not over cook them). Take off heat. Taste test, and add more lemon juice, salt or pepper, if needed to suit your tastes.
4. 4Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve over rice or pasta.