Shrimp with Garlic and Herbs
"shrimp and butter and garlic...where's the bread? Peeling the shrimp takes longer than making the recipe."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 3 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 3⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3⁄4 cup butter, cut into ½ inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives
- 1⁄2 teaspoon crumbled dried tarragon
directions
- Pat shrimp dry.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add shrimp and saute just until opaque, about 3 minutes.
- Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Remove all but 1 tblsp oil from skillet.
- Place over medium-low heat, add garlic and stir 30 seconds.
- Pour in wine, increase heat and reduce mixture by 1/3.
- Add lemon juice and return to boil.
- Remove from heat.
- Swirl in butter, 1 piece at a time, blending until creamy.
- Stir in parsley, chives and tarragon.
- Season with pepper.
- Taste and season with salt and additional lemon juice, if desired.
- Arrange shrimp on individual plates, spoon sauce over and serve with crusty bread.
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Reviews
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OMG this is fantastic, better than 5 stars. I used sea scallops instead of shrimp and followed the recipe exactly as written. Served the rich garlicy sauce over rice. This is a definite keeper. Thank you so much Evelyn for posting this winner. -
Simple but elegant and yummy; children and adults both loved it. I served it over farfalle (butterfly) pasta, which caught the sauce well, and made for interesting consistency with the shrimp. The only change I would make next time is to double it! :o) Would love to try it with a rice pilaf, too. Thanks, Ev! -
Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! My MIL took the recipe home with her that is how much she liked it. I loved the sauce and the consistency. We had rice and spaghetti to serve alongside, but I preferred it with rice the best. Thank you for letting me know about your recipe. We all loved it!!! -
I made this when my brother and his wife and kids came to dinner. They were blown away with each bite! The compliments were flying throughout the meal. I doubled the recipe as I had 9 of us eating. I made Wild Rice and Creamed Peas to go with it. There was plenty for everyone and I had leftovers for lunch. What a lunch it was too! -
Shrimp, garlic, butter - these are a few of my favorite things! I mixed this with cooked orzo for an excellent gourmet meal.
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OMG this is fantastic, better than 5 stars. I used sea scallops instead of shrimp and followed the recipe exactly as written. Served the rich garlicy sauce over rice. This is a definite keeper. Thank you so much Evelyn for posting this winner.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
