Prep Time

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • salt to taste
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon caper brine
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided
  • ⅓ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided
  • 1 teaspoon water, or as needed

Direction

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke. Place shrimp in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring.
  3. Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
  4. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute.
  5. Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece of butter, and 1/2 of the parsley; cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute.
  6. Reduce heat to low and stir in remaining 3 pieces butter. Cook and stir until butter has melted, sauce is thick, and shrimp are pink and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl; continue to cook butter sauce, adding water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if too thick, about 2 minutes.
  8. Season with salt to taste; serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories - 196  | Total Fat 12g | Saturated Fat 5g | Cholesterol 188mg | Sodium 244mg | Total Carbohydrate 3g | Dietary Fiber 0g | Total Sugars 0g | Protein 19g Vitamin C 15mg | Calcium 53mg | Iron 3mg | Potassium 226mg