How to Make Simple Garlic Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon caper brine 
• 1.5 tablespoons butter cold
• 0.3 cup flat parsley italian divided chopped
• 6 cloves garlic finely minced
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon 
• 1.5 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper flakes red
• 4 servings salt to taste
• 1 pound shrimp deveined peeled
• 4 servings water as needed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke.
2. Place shrimp in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring.
3. Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
4. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 1/2 teaspoon cold butter, and half the parsley.
5. Cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute, then turn heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 tablespoon cold butter. Cook and stir until all butter has melted to form a thick sauce and shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes.
6. 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.
7. Serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce.
8. Garnish with remaining flat-leaf parsley.