Monday, June 15, 2020

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Yay!  Four of my favorite things; Shrimp, Butter, Garlic, and Pasta!  I've noticed a trend lately with recipes that you find on the internet.  They go on and on and on for long slow paragraphs about a bunch of CRAP that is NOT the recipe!  I think they're trying to get you to click on their ads, even if you do it accidentally, trying to get to the actual recipe!  I refuse to do that, and I refuse to publish ADs on my site, so... Let's get on with it!!



You Will Need:
  • 3lbs of fresh uncooked shrimp
  • Juice of 1 fresh lime
  • 4 Tbsp fresh minced garlic
  • 4 Tsp Italian Medley dried spices
  • 2 Sticks salted butter
  • 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 3 servings angel hair pasta
  • 2 Tsp Salt and Pepper mixed
This dish is super simple!  First, place all of your dry spices into a small dish.  Mix them together.  Now, melt the butter in a large sauce-pan over low heat, and also get the water boiling for your pasta, in a large pot.  Angel Hair takes about ten minutes to cook, and so do the shrimp, so it's nice to get them prepped at the same time.  Dump the garlic into the butter and let it sweat.  Do NOT bring the butter up to a sizzle or boil!!  Garlic burns easily so just let it sweat in the butter over low heat for about ten minutes.

When the butter smells super garlic-y, dump the pasta into the boiling water, and slowly and carefully dump the shrimp into the butter.  DO NOT accidentally put your pasta in the butter and your shrimp into the water... You'll have a heck of a time trying to swap them back correctly!  So;
Shrimp -> Butter
Pasta -> Water!
Immediately shake the dry spices over the shrimp.  Bring the heat up to medium-high, and use some tongs to move them around a bit.

Gently flip the shrimp after three minutes.  Stir them around and watch as they turn opaque.  They'll be done in about 7 minutes.  Squeeze the lime juice over the top and give them a final stir.

To serve, simply dish out some pasta, use the tongs to arrange a portion of shrimp on top, then use a large spoon to ladle as much of the butter sauce as your pasta requires!  Don't forget to include the garlic!