Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp - AirFryer Shrimp Scampi

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and has a longer shelf life.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds acidity without the cost of wine.

Introduce the recipe for garlic butter shrimp in the Actifry air fryer.

Prepare ingredients: mince 6 cloves of garlic, juice 2 limes, chop 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley, and mince capers.

Heat about 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the Actifry air fryer for 5 minutes.

Add the shrimp to the heated oil, leaving the tails on for appearance.

Season the shrimp with sea salt and cook for 5 minutes.

Add minced garlic and red pepper flakes to the shrimp and cook for another 3 minutes.

Add half of the butter, lime juice, minced capers, caper brine, and 3/4 of the chopped parsley to the shrimp.

Turn off the air fryer, add the remaining butter, and let it melt with residual heat.

Redistribute the melted butter by turning the air fryer back on for a couple of minutes.

Plate the shrimp over cooked angel hair pasta and garnish with remaining parsley.

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