This garlic butter shrimp is a crustacean lovers’ delight. Perfectly grilled shrimp are tossed in a zesty garlic and lemon-laden butter sauce. It’s simple enough to add to your weekly meal plan, but fancy enough to feel like you ordered it from an upscale restaurant.

Grilled Garlic Butter Shrimp

There’s so much to love about this grilled garlic butter shrimp. It’s delicious and versatile. Eat as an appetizer right out of the skillet or an entree spooned over pasta and sop the sauce up with some crusty bread.

This is a recipe that’s as simple as it is delicious and you’ll find yourself coming back to it over and over again. It’s also kid-friendly, with a light and fresh flavor that the entire family can enjoy.

Ingredients for Garlic Butter for Shrimp

This recipe is super simple with only a handful of pantry staples. Here’s what you’ll need to make this shrimp.

• 2 pounds 21/25 shrimp
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

For the garlic butter sauce, you’ll need the following:

• 8 Tablespoons butter
• 8 cloves minced garlic
• 2 Tablespoons flat-leaf Italian parsley
• zest and juice of 1 lemon

How to Make Grilled Garlic Butter Shrimp

Let’s quickly go through the process of making this meal.  It’s ridiculously easy and ready in a flash. Here’s how to make grilled garlic butter shrimp.

1. Preheat and season. Fire up the grill to 450-500 degrees F. While the grill is heating up, toss the shrimp in a bowl with olive oil and then season with salt and pepper.
2. Melt butter and add shrimp. Place a 12-inch cast iron skillet on the preheated grill. Add butter to the skillet and allow to melt and cook for 2-3 minutes. Place the shrimp directly on the grill grates while the butter melts.
3. Continue cooking. Add garlic to the melted butter in the skillet and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Flip the shrimp and cook until they form a loose “C” shape, are opaque throughout, and reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
4. Butter up! Add the grilled shrimp to the garlic and butter in the skillet then remove the skillet from the grill. Add the remaining ingredients and season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

Tips for Grilling Garlic Butter Shrimp

Pause here for a moment, folks. Before you dive into making this shrimp, take note of these tips for grilling garlic butter shrimp.

• Look at your shrimp size when buying from the store. This recipe works great with larger shrimp (usually called “jumbo”). The larger size makes for easier cooking on the grill. Bigger shrimp are easier to handle and flip without losing them through the grill grates.
• Tails on or off? This depends on how you’re serving your shrimp. I tend to leave them on for grilling and serving as an appetizer or standalone entree. I will remove the tails if I plan on tossing my shrimp into cooked pasta.
• Don’t overcook! One of the hardest parts of grilling shrimp is the tendency for them to get overcooked. Shrimp only take minutes on the grill, so don’t walk away. Look for your shrimp to make the shape of a “c” instead of a “g” or an “o”. You can also use a thermometer on larger shrimp to get an internal temperature reading of 145 degrees F.

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Grilled Garlic Butter Shrimp

Susie Bulloch

This garlic butter shrimp is a crustacean lovers' delight. Perfectly grilled shrimp are tossed in a zesty garlic and lemon-laden butter sauce. It's simple enough to add to your weekly meal plan, but fancy enough to feel like you ordered it from an upscale restaurant.

Prep Time : 15 mins

Cook Time : 6 mins

Total Time : 21 mins

Servings : 4 people

Calories : 243kcal

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Ingredients

 

• ▢ 2 pounds jumbo (21/25) shrimp
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 2 teaspoons salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon black pepper

Garlic Butter Sauce

• ▢ 8 Tablespoons butter (cut into 1 Tablespoon pads)
• ▢ 8 cloves garlic (grated or finely minced)
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons flat leaf Italian parsley (chopped)
• ▢ zest and juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

• Preheat. Preheat grill to High (450-500 degrees F).
• Season. Toss shrimp with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Melt the butter and grill the shrimp. Place a 12-inch cast iron skillet on your hot grill. Add the butter to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. While the butter melts, place the shrimp directly on the grill grates.
• Finish cooking shrimp. Once your butter is bubbling, add your garlic and cook for 2-3 more minutes. While the garlic cooks, flip the shrimp. Cook until the shrimp are a "C" shape, opaque throughout, and read an internal temperature of 145 degrees F.
• Add garlic butter. Add the grilled shrimp to the garlic butter skillet and remove from the heat. Stir in the fresh Italian parsley, lemon zest, and juice. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 1345mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 871IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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