A quick seafood dish packed with buttery, garlicky and mildly spicy flavours.
Ingredients
- 500 g cleaned and deveined shrimp
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp oil
- 6–8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika or Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp chopped coriander or parsley
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
- Clean, devein and pat the shrimp dry. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add oil and 1 tbsp butter to a pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the shrimp and cook for about 1–2 minutes per side. Remove them from the heat as soon as they turn pink and opaque to prevent them from becoming rubbery.
- Add the remaining butter. Add chopped garlic and sauté for about 30–40 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in chilli flakes and lemon juice.
- Return the shrimp to the pan and toss well for 1–2 minutes, coating them in the garlic butter.
- Garnish with chopped coriander or parsley and serve hot.
Serving suggestion
Serve hot with crusty garlic bread, steamed rice, or noodles.
