Garlic Shrimps

Garlic Shrimps 

Recipe:

Ingredients: 

• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 pound shrimps
• Salt to taste
• 6 cloves garlic, minced fine
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp cold butter, cut in 4 pieces
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup chopped italian parsley, divided
• Water as needed to thin sauce
• 1tbsf capers brine 

Method:

• Heat skillet full blast highest heat
• Add olive oil and heat it till first wisps of smoke (we don't heat olive oil much)
• Add shrimps, cover the pan with shrimps and let them sizzle in that position

• Sprinkle salt and wait for one minute before tossing
• Toss them. Stir fry. Shrimps are coloured from outside
• Add garlic and chilli flakes and toss and stir for a minute. We don't want garlic to get browned

• Dump in lemon juice, one cube of butter and half of chopped parsley

• Stir and toss till first piece of butter is melted
• Turn the heat to low and toss rest of the butter
• Stir and toss and when butter is melted, shrimps are ready to eat

• Transfer the shrimps to your plate of rice or pasta
• The remaining sauce in pan is thickened coz of heat. Add a little splash of water and heat until sauce texture is just to your liking.
• Pour the sauce over shrimps and rice / pasta.

Bon Appétit! J