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recipes garlic butter shrimp rice
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Diet: General
Description
This recipe delivers a vibrant and flavorful Garlic Butter Shrimp served over aromatic Turmeric Rice, finished with a bright Lemon Herb Butter Drizzle. It’s a quick and easy meal perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
- Raw Shrimp (300g / 10.5oz): 300g peeled and deveined shrimp
- Unsalted Butter (5 tbsp / 75g total): 5 tbsp (75g) divided
- Garlic (4 cloves): 4 cloves, minced
- Long-Grain Basmati Rice (1 cup / 200g): 1 cup (200g)
- Water or Low-Sodium Vegetable Broth (1 ¾ cups / 420ml): 1 ¾ cups (420ml)
- Ground Turmeric (1 tsp / 2g): 1 tsp (2g)
- Salt (½ tsp + more to taste / 2.5g +): ½ tsp (2.5g) + to taste
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper (¼ tsp / 1.5g): ¼ tsp (1.5g)
- Olive Oil (1 tbsp / 15ml): 1 tbsp (15ml)
- Lemon Zest (from 1 lemon): Zest of 1 lemon
- Fresh Lemon Juice (2 tbsp / 30ml): 2 tbsp (30ml)
- Chopped Fresh Parsley (2 tbsp / 8g): 2 tbsp (8g)
- Toasted Sliced Almonds (1 tbsp / 8g, optional): 1 tbsp (8g)
Instructions
- Rinse the Rice: Rinse 1 cup basmati rice until water runs clear.
- Cook the Turmeric Rice: Combine rice, 1 ¾ cups liquid, 1 tsp turmeric, and ½ tsp salt; boil, then simmer covered for 15 minutes.
- Rest the Rice: Let rice rest covered for 5 minutes, then fluff.
- Prepare Lemon-Herb Butter: Melt 2 tbsp butter, stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and parsley.
- Prepare the Shrimp: Pat 300g shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Sauté the Garlic: Sauté 4 minced garlic cloves in 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter until fragrant.
- Cook the Shrimp: Cook shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side, until pink and opaque.
- Plate and Serve: Serve shrimp over rice, drizzle with lemon-herb butter, and garnish with almonds and parsley.
Notes
For best results, avoid overcooking the shrimp. Using broth instead of water adds extra flavor to the rice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 200 mg