Baked Shrimp (with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Total Time
22 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Baked Shrimp (with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce)
Description
Baked Shrimp with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce uses extra-large shrimp placed in a baking dish and coated with a sauce made by melting butter and briefly sautéing garlic or melting the butter and garlic together. Lemon juice is stirred into the sauce to add brightness, and optional red pepper flakes add a gentle heat. The shrimp are seasoned with salt and black pepper, then baked until cooked through, turning pink and opaque, which usually takes about 9 to 13 minutes.
The final touch of fresh minced parsley adds color and a fresh herbaceous note. The result is a tender and moist shrimp dish with a buttery sauce enhanced by the zest of lemon and the aroma of garlic. This straightforward method requires minimal ingredients and is suitable as a main dish paired with rice or vegetables or served as a warm appetizer with bread to soak up the sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lbs Shrimp peeled and deveined, extra large
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 Tbsp garlic 3 cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice fresh
- salt
- black pepper
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes or to taste (optional
- 2 Tbsp parsley fresh, minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place shrimp in baking dish.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds. Alternately melt butter with garlic in a small microwave safe dish in microwave. Stir lemon into butter mixture.
- Pour butter mixture over shrimp in baking dish, season with salt and pepper and red pepper flakes, toss shrimp then spread into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven until shrimp are cooked through (pink and opaque) about 9 - 13 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm, spooning sauce over shrimp.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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