Garlic Butter Shrimp – Juicy, Buttery & Ready in 20 Minutes!

Yummy Garlic Butter Shrimps Dish.

Indulge in these succulent, garlicky shrimp bathed in a rich, citrusy butter sauce – a restaurant-quality dish you can whip up faster than takeout! Perfect as a quick weeknight dinner or impressive enough for date night.

Why You’ll Crave This:

🧄 Garlic Butter Bliss – Aromatic, savory, and slightly tangy
🍋 Calamansi/Lemon Zing – Cuts through the richness perfectly
🍤 Plump & Juicy Shrimp – Cooked just until springy (no rubbery texture!)
🍚 Rice’s Best Friend – That buttery sauce begs to be poured over grains

Secrets to Perfect Shrimp:

✔️ Use jumbo shrimp – For meatier, more satisfying bites
✔️ Don’t overcrowd the pan – Ensures golden sear, not steaming
✔️ Add herbs last – Keeps them vibrant and fragrant

Fun Fact: Filipinos love this with soda (like Sprite!) – the sweetness balances the garlicky richness!

Love quick seafood? Try Breaded Shrimp or Salted Egg Shrimp next!

Tag your #GarlicButterShrimp creations! 📸

Happy cooking! 😋🔥

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Garlic Butter Shrimp – Juicy, Buttery & Ready in 20 Minutes!

Author: Yummy Food Ph Cooking Method: Sauteing, Stir Frying Cuisine: Asian, Filipino Courses: Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish Recipe Keys: High Protein Quick Meals S Seafood S Shrimp

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 20 mins Rest Time 20 mins Total Time 50 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 305

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Description

This garlic butter shrimps recipe is a delicious calamansi or lemon juice, garlic butter sauce with juicy sautéed shrimp. A delicious flavor combination that takes only 20 minutes to prepare. It will be even more delicious when mixed with soda drinks. Ingredients are also quite easy to find. This dish will melt in your mouth,  a food that you will go back to over and over again. I enjoyed eating it with a lot of white rice. So try it now.

Ingredients

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Servings

• ¹⁄₂ kg Shrimp (cleaned)
• ¹⁄₄ cup Butter
• 1 head Garlic (minced)
• ¹⁄₂ cup Soda drinks (sprite)
• 1-2 tbsp Calamansi juice or Lemon juice
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Onion powder
• 25 g Spring onion (finely chopped)
• ¹⁄₂ tsp Salt
• ¹⁄₄ tsp Ground Black Pepper

Instructions

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1. Clean the shrimp, wash, drain, and put them in a bowl.

2. Add soda drinks (sprite) and marinate for at least 20 minutes.

3. After marinating, separate the shrimp from the marinade sauce. Set aside the marinade sauce.

4. In a pan, melt the butter on low to medium heat, then sauté the minced garlic.

5. Add the marinated shrimp and stir fry. Season it with salt, onion powder, and calamansi juice or lemon juice. Cook and stir.

6. Pour the shrimp marinade sauce over. Season it with pepper powder and stir well. Cook it for a few minutes over low heat.

7. Add finely chopped spring onion leaves. Mix well.

8. Remove it from the heat and place it on a serving plate. Enjoy eating.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 305kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 13.7g22%

Saturated Fat 8g40%

Cholesterol 294mg98%

Sodium 438mg19%

Potassium 272mg8%

Total Carbohydrate 15.5g6%

Dietary Fiber 0.4g2%

Sugars 10.1g

Protein 29.3g59%

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Calcium 11 mg

Iron 4 mg

Vitamin D 40 IU

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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