Sizzled Citrus Shrimp

5.00 (3)
⏱ 30 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Spanish

This Spanish-inspired dish offers a quick and flavourful saute of shrimp marinated in lemon juice, white wine, and garlic. After a brief 15-minute marination, the shrimp are quickly cooked and finished in a simmered sauce with bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Finished with fresh parsley, it's a versatile recipe that works equally well as a light main course or an elegant appetiser for four.

Sizzled Citrus Shrimp

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (30-40 per pound)
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Method

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together the lemon juice, white wine, 2 tsp of olive oil and the minced garlic.
  2. Place the shrimp into the bowl and toss them to ensure they are fully coated in the marinade.
  3. Cover the bowl and let the shrimp marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, giving them a toss now and then.
  4. Drain the shrimp thoroughly, making sure to keep the leftover marinade for later.
  5. Warm 1 tsp of olive oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet.
  6. Cook the shrimp in the hot pan, flipping them once, until they just turn pink, which should take roughly 30 seconds per side, then move them to a plate.
  7. Put the bay leaf, crushed red pepper flakes and the saved marinade into the same pan and let it simmer for 4 minutes.
  8. Place the shrimp and any juices from the plate back into the pan to warm them through.
  9. Add salt to your liking, scatter the chopped parsley over the top and serve straight away.
  10. This recipe makes about 4 servings, with each portion being approximately 3/4 cup.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium315800 mg

Recipe details

CategorySpanish
AuthorBev I Am