Pan Seared Shrimp with Garlic Lemon Butter
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound Shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 3 tbsp butter softened
- 1 medium clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley leaves chopped
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ⅛ tsp sugar
Instructions
- Beat butter with a fork in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in garlic, lemon juice, parsley, and ⅛ tsp salt until combined. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat until smoking.
- Meanwhile, toss shrimp, salt, pepper, and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Add half of shrimp to a pan in a single layer and cook until pink, about 1 minute.
- Flip and let stand until almost done, about 30 seconds. Transfer shrimp to a large plate.
- Repeat with remaining oil and shrimp.
- After second batch has stood off the heat, combine all shrimp in skillet along with flavored butter and toss to combine.
- Cover skillet and let stand until shrimp are cooked through, 1-2 minutes. (Cooking time will vary depending on size of shrimp.)