Description
Creamy Garlic Shrimp brings restaurant-quality comfort straight to your dinner table with minimal effort and maximum flavor. Tender shrimp swim in a rich, garlicky sauce that makes weeknight meals feel special without complicated techniques.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- ½ cup vegetable or chicken stock
Seasoning Ingredients:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it sizzles and coats the pan completely.
- Place 1 pound jumbo shrimp into the hot skillet, sprinkling ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper across the surface. Cook each side for exactly 2-3 minutes until shrimp turn opaque and slightly golden.
- Transfer seared shrimp to a separate plate, keeping them warm and preventing further cooking.
- Drop 2 minced garlic cloves into the same skillet, stirring quickly for 30 seconds until their aroma fills your kitchen.
- Pour ½ cup stock into the pan, allowing it to simmer and reduce by half over medium heat.
- Lower heat to medium-low and slowly pour 1 cup heavy cream into the reduced stock, watching the liquid thicken gradually.
- Sprinkle ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese into the sauce, stirring continuously until the cheese melts completely and creates a smooth consistency.
- Return shrimp to the skillet, gently tossing them to coat evenly with the creamy sauce.
- Taste the sauce, adding a pinch of salt or pepper if needed for balanced flavor.
- Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.
Notes
- Fresh shrimp makes a massive difference in flavor and tenderness, so skip frozen whenever possible.
- Grate Parmesan cheese yourself to create a smoother, more luxurious sauce texture compared to pre-packaged options.
- Watch shrimp closely during cooking – they transform from translucent to opaque quickly and can become rubbery if overcooked.
- Keep sauce heat low and gentle when adding cream to prevent separation and maintain a silky, consistent consistency.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Sautéed
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 325 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 190 mg