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How to Cook Shrimp In Butter
This fast and easy recipe for how to cook shrimp in butter will have you cooking up a delicious dinner in no time at all!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 478 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb Shrimp
- 4 Tbs butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 lemon for squeezing juice
Instructions
- Thaw the shrimp by placing frozen shrimp into the refrigerator the day before you prepare.
- Preheat a cast iron skillet or heavy pan over medium heat on the stove top.
- Once preheated, put the butter, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, old bay, salt and pepper into the pan. Heat until the butter is just melted.
- Add the shrimp all at once (but do not include any juices from the container) to the preheated skillet. Stir the shrimp continuously until the shrimp is cooked through. (Flesh is opaque, the shrimp becomes a bright pink color and the tails begin to curl).
- Remove from the heat, squeeze lemon over the top of the shrimp and reserve some for serving at the table with the shrimp.
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Notes
- SUBSTITUTIONS
- Shrimp - I don't know of a substitution for the shrimp in this recipe, however, you CAN substitute any format of shrimp you have, raw, precooked, head on, head off, shell on, shell off, etc. Just understand from the notes section when the shrimp is done.
- Seasonings - you can substitute any seasonings you prefer in any amount you like. Try garlic and onion powders, Old Bay, Tony Cacheries, hot sauce and butter, Lemon Pepper, etc. Get the idea?
- Butter - feel free to substitute an equal amount of olive oil, margarine or whatever oil you prefer.
- It's best to heat the butter in the pan, add the seasonings and then put the shrimp in the pan. Don't try to put the butter and seasonings in a bowl with the shrimp because the shrimp are cold and they make the butter hard and it becomes too difficult to stir.
- The main thing to understand about cooking shrimp no matter if you start with raw, precooked, shell on or shell off, the shrimp is done with the meat is opaque and the shrimp turns bright pink and curls a bit. Take it off the heat immediately.
- If you are using precooked shrimp, just understand that because the shrimp is already cooked, you simply need to warm it up in the pan so lower the temp and let it warm slowly.
- If you thawed the shrimp in the bag that it was frozen in, remove the shrimp from the bag and drain well. You do not want to add that juice to the pan.
- Thaw the shrimp by placing the frozen shrimp into the refrigerator the night before. If you forgot, you can thaw shrimp fast by placing the bag from the freezer section into a large bowl of cool water (not warm or hot water). Change the water every 20 minutes until the shrimp is thawed.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.25lb
Calories
478kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
87g
(174%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
1323mg
(441%)
Sodium
4374mg
(182%)
Potassium
64mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
422IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
473mg
(47%)
Iron
9mg
(50%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 478
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.25lb | |
| Calories | 478kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 87g | 174% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 1323mg | 441% |
| Sodium | 4374mg | 182% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 422IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 473mg | 47% |
| Iron | 9mg | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.