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Garlic Butter Shrimp

Garlic Butter Shrimp is such an easy party appetizer. It also makes a wonderful main dish when served with fresh bread and a salad. The whole thing can be ready in under 20 minutes!

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Shrimp are roasted in lots of butter and garlic with a little extra flavor from a lemon, fresh rosemary, and parsley.

The fresher and larger the shrimp, the better the Garlic Butter Shrimp will be. I’m fortunate I live just a few miles from the South Carolina coast and have easy access to some of the freshest, most delicious shrimp in the world.

I’ve used parsley and rosemary to flavor the garlic butter sauce, but you could use chives, thyme, or basil instead. Be sure to serve Garlic Butter Shrimp with lots of fresh French bread to mop the sauce up with.

Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe

A Word About Deveining Shrimp

I feel deveining shrimp is a personal preference, and I rarely devein my shrimp. Most home cooks I have met in the coastal areas of the Carolinas do not devein shrimp. The shrimp I get are usually relatively clean and I rarely notice any grit by leaving the vein in. It’s up to you whether you take the time to devein or not. Oftentimes, if a shrimp has a large vein, you can grab ahold of it and easily pull it out in one piece.

Garlic Butter Shrimp realy in under 20 minutes!

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Watch the short video below to see how to make this recipe.

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Garlic Butter Shrimp is such an easy party appetizer. It also makes a wonderful main dish when served with fresh bread and a salad. The whole thing can be ready in under 20 minutes!
PREP: 7 minutes
COOK: 12 minutes
TOTAL: 19 minutes
SERVINGS: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on if desired
  • sliced green onions for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Place butter and oil in a nonstick pan and melt over medium heat
  • Once butter starts to melt, add garlic, rosemary, parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat once fully melted.
  • Zest the lemon and add to butter mixture. Slice the lemon and add slices to the bottom of a 9-inch or 11×7-inch baking pan.
  • Place shrimp on top of lemon slices. Pour butter mixture over them.
  • Place in oven for 12 to 15 minutes. 
  • Sprinkle with green onions and serve with fresh bread.

Notes

Note: I use salted butter unless otherwise noted.
Author: Christin Mahrlig
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Southern

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8 thoughts on “Garlic Butter Shrimp”

  1. Pan covered? or Not?
    You have olive oil in the list and now where in the directions?
    There are green onions in the photos, but not on the list or directions?

    Cant wait to try this, it looks amazing.

    Thanks

  2. Mary Marciniak

    Sounds delicious but I think you need to fix your recipe to say place butter in pan to melt not shrimp. I can’t wait to make this.

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