01Dry, season, sear
Pat shrimp dry. Salt pepper. Oil + 1 tbsp butter in wide pan — high heat. Single layer (batch if needed).
1–2 min first side until pink edge, flip ~1 min. Remove to plate — they'll finish in sauce.
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Garlic Butter Shrimp in One Pan
Peeled shrimp, 4 minutes in the skillet — scampi-style sauce for bread or pasta
20 min3 photographed stepsBeginner
Fast seafood crowd-pleaser: thaw and dry shrimp, salt, screaming hot pan, 1–2 minutes per side, lower heat for garlic butter white wine or lemon splash, parsley finish. Don't walk away — shrimp go from perfect to rubber in a blink. Serve over pasta, rice, or with crusty bread.
What you'll learn
- Dry shrimp sear — wet shrimp steam
- C against pink with slight curl = done
- Garlic goes in after the sear so it doesn't burn
- Sauce in the same pan captures fond
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- Hot and fastShrimp wait for no one.
- SauceScampi finish.
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