Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  4 tbsp or 57g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Shrimp

  Crustaceans, mixed species, raw

  20 oz or 567g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  1 medium or 119g

• White wine

  Alcoholic beverage, table

  2 fl oz or 59g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ½ tsp or 0.2g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Parsley

  Raw

  ¼ cup or 15g

Directions

1. Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a large pan or skillet. Add garlic and saute until fragrant (about 30 seconds - 1 minute). Then add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper to taste and saute for 1-2 minutes on one side (until just beginning to turn pink), then flip.
2. Pour in wine (or broth), add red pepper flakes (if using). Bring to a simmer for 1-2 minutes or until wine reduces by about half and the shrimp is cooked through (don't over cook your shrimp).
3. Stir in the remaining butter, lemon juice and parsley and take off heat immediately.
4. Serve over rice, pasta, garlic bread or steamed vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini noodles).
5. Recipe by: Karina (source: https://cafedelites.com/garlic-butter-shrimp-scampi/)