The Best Garlic Butter Shrimp with Sprite

You wouldn't be able to resist and eat just one of these juicy tasty morsel of garlic butter shrimp with Sprite. It's crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Its decadent buttery flavor is loaded with garlicky umami perfectly balanced with the lemony-lime sweetness of Sprite. Mmmmmm good!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Philippine

Keyword garlic butter shrimp

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings

Calories 111kcal

Author Jocelyn Wilhelm

Cost $15

Ingredients

2 T Olive Oil
4 cloves Garlic finely minced
1 4oz Sprite other lemon-lime soda will do
4 T Butter unsalted
Salt and Pepper to taste
Cilantro garnish

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Instructions

For the Garlic Butter

Using a fork, make the garlic butter by blending the minced garlic with the softened butter in a small bowl. Set aside.

For the Shrimps

Add the shrimps and Sprite in the pan and sauté for 5 minutes, until the shrimps turn orange. Around the same time, when the Sprite should have been reduced to half.
Add half of the garlic butter mixture to the shrimps. Season with salt and pepper.
Remove the garlic butter shrimp from heat and add the remaining garlic butter mixture over the dish. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh chopped cilantro.

Notes

The best shrimps to use for this recipe are the large-sized shrimps (21-25 count) which means you get 20 to 25 shrimps per pound.
For a quicker prep time, get shrimps that are already cleaned and deveined.
Any lemon-lime soda will work for this recipe. Just don't use diet, since you will need the sugars to help caramelize the shrimps.
Frozen shrimps (already peeled or shell-on) will also work for this recipe.
Any leftover shrimps should be promptly stored covered and refrigerated and must be consumed within 4 days.
This dish is best served and eaten right away, and therefore, I will not recommend you put any uneaten shrimps in the freezer.
This recipe goes great with Garlic Fried Rice and Cucumber Chili Salad.

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