{"id":2365,"date":"2026-03-12T20:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2365"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:21:08","slug":"garlic-butter-lemon-shrimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/garlic-butter-lemon-shrimp\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp<\/h2>\n<p>This <strong>Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp<\/strong> is a quick, flavorful seafood dish that tastes like something from a restaurant but is incredibly easy to make at home. Juicy shrimp are saut\u00e9ed in a rich garlic butter sauce and finished with fresh lemon juice and herbs. The result is a bright, buttery, and slightly zesty dish that is perfect served over pasta, rice, or with crusty bread.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>Juice of 1 fresh lemon<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<li>Lemon slices for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Prepare the shrimp<\/strong><br \/>\nRinse the shrimp under cold water and pat them dry with paper towels. Season lightly with salt and black pepper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Heat the pan<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large skillet, heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat until the butter melts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Cook the garlic<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd the minced garlic and saut\u00e9 for about 30\u201340 seconds until fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Cook the shrimp<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the shrimp in the skillet in a single layer. Cook for about 2 minutes until they start turning pink.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Flip the shrimp<\/strong><br \/>\nTurn the shrimp over and cook another 1\u20132 minutes until fully pink and opaque.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Make the lemon butter sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd the remaining tablespoon of butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes. Stir gently so the shrimp are coated in the sauce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Finish and garnish<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove from heat and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Garnish with lemon slices.<\/p>\n<h3>Serving Suggestions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve over <strong>buttery pasta or linguine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spoon over <strong>steamed rice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enjoy with <strong>garlic bread<\/strong> to soak up the sauce<\/li>\n<li>Pair with a <strong>fresh salad or roasted vegetables<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cooking Tip:<\/strong> Do not overcook shrimp. They cook very quickly and should be removed from heat as soon as they turn pink and slightly curled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 5 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp This Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp is a quick, flavorful seafood dish that tastes like something from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365\/revisions\/2370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}