Recipe: Garlic Shrimp with Rice
Summary: In this fragrant dish, the plump shellfish are infused with garlic and a touch of butter.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons butter or margarine
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 pound large shrimp (about 25 per lb.), shelled and deveined
- About 4 cups hot cooked rice
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Melt butter in a wide nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add oil, garlic, water, and shrimp.
- Cook, stirring, until shrimp are just opaque but still moist in center; cut to test (3 to 4 minutes).
- To serve, spoon rice onto a platter or four dinner plates; spoon shrimp and pan juices over rice.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, then serve with lemon wedges.
Quick notes
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 403 calories (15% calories from fat), 24 g protein, 59 g carbohydrates, 6g total fat (2 g saturated fat) 145 mg cholesterol, 161 mg sodium
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
Culinary tradition: Mexican
Calories: 403
Fat: 6 g
Protein: 24 g
