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Sizzling Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Sizzling Lemon Garlic Shrimp

4.25 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4
Calories 405 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound raw shrimp, shells removed and deveined
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 leek, sliced thin (white only)
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • salt, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Sauté leeks in olive oil/butter mixture and a pinch of salt until soft. Add garlic, sauté for 1 minute more.
  • Add shrimp and cook until pink. Remove from heat. Squeeze on lemon juice from half a lemon. Salt, to taste.
  • Serve immediately. Drizzle remaining juices from pan on each plateful of shrimp. Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread (to sop up the oil).

Nutrition

Calories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 24gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 912mgPotassium: 187mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 465IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 194mgIron: 3mg
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