Lemon garlic butter shrimp | lemon garlic shrimp recipe | garlic butter prawns |garlic butter shrimp

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds a distinct flavor.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is lower in cholesterol, while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

In a mixing bowl, combine shrimp, salt, red chili powder, black pepper powder and lemon juice. Marinate for 15 minutes.

In another bowl combine chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest and cornflour. Set this aside.

To the marinated shrimp add 2 tsp cornflour and mix.

Heat 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter over medium heat.

Add the marinated shrimp/prawns. Do not overcrowd the pan. Keep some gap between them. I fried the shrimp in two batches.

Cook it for 2 minutes. Flip it and cook for 2 minutes. Remove and keep it aside on a plate.

Same way fry the remaining prawns.

Heat 1 tbsp butter over medium low heat.

Add garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook it for a minute.

Give the prepared lemon mixture a quick mix. Add it to the pan.

Cook the lemon sauce until it thickens.

Add coriander leaves and stir.

Add the cooked prawns/shrimp. Coat the prawns with lemon garlic butter sauce.

Cook it for a minute. Remove from heat.

Lemon garlic butter prawns are ready to serve.

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