Pan-Fried Shrimp

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This pan-fried shrimp recipe is made with bay shrimp sautéed in butter with lemon juice, salt, and pepper in this quick and easy stovetop recipe.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter, divided
1 pound peeled and deveined bay shrimp
1 tablespoon lemon juice, divided
1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over high heat. Add shrimp; cook and stir in hot butter until browned, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.
2 Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, garlic salt, salt, and pepper; cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice.