Simple Garlic Shrimp

Name: Simple Garlic Shrimp
Total time: 25
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5 tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined; salt to taste; 6 cloves garlic, finely minced; 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon caper brine; 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided; 0.33333334326744 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided; 1 teaspoon water, or as needed

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner 25 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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1.5 tablespoons olive oil
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1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
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salt to taste
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6 cloves garlic, finely minced
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0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes

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3 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 tablespoon caper brine
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2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 4 equal pieces, divided
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0.33333334326744 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided
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1 teaspoon water, or as needed

Instructions

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.
Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute.
Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 piece of butter, and 1/2 of the parsley; cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute.
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.
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. Season with salt to taste; serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce and remaining parsley.