This shrimp with parsely garlic butter is no joke! The butter tastes absolutely amazing! Creamy with the perfect amount of garlic and added herbs to leave it tasting like heaven in your mouth.
The trick to making this dish healthier for you is to use ghee instead of butter. If you are unfamiliar with ghee it is a type of clarified butter. It is made from heating butter and allowing the liquid and milk portion to separate from the fat. The milk caramelizes and becomes a solid, and the remaining oil is ghee.
Ghee vs. Butter
If you aren't sure if you should start using ghee instead of butter here is a little break down between the two. Ghee has a higher smoke point than butter. Butter can burn at a smoke point of 350°, but ghee can withstand heat up to 485°. That is why I like to use ghee when sautéing foods.
Ghee also produces less of the toxin acrylmide when heated. Acrylmide is a chemical compound that develops when starchy foods are prepared at high temperatures. This chemical has been known to increase the cancer in lab animals.
Ghee is also considered lactose-free because the milk separates from the fat. So, if you have any dairy issues ghee is better for you. The downside of ghee is it has a bit more fat than butter does, so if you're looking to cut out some calories maybe stick to butter.
Ingredients to make this meal
You will need the following ingredients:
- 2 lb peeled, deveined, tails off shrimp
- 1 cup of ghee or unsalted butter
- 1 bunch of fresh parsley, minced and stems removed
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
These shrimp are also baked, so if you are in need of a new baking pan I've linked some recommendations below!
Farberware Non-Stick Bakeware, 10 x 15 inch rose gold
(Love the color of this bakeware)
Casaware 3 piece Ultimate Commercial Weight Cookie Sheet two 15 x 10 and one 13 x 9
Nutrichef Non-Stick Kitchen Baking Pans w/ Silicone Handles 3 piece
How to make shrimp with parsley garlic butter
The parsley garlic butter from this recipe turns into a garlic parsley shrimp marinade. Once the butter is done I pour it over my shrimp and let it marinade for at least 10 minutes before transferring the shrimp to a baking sheet.
Once shrimp are in a single layer on the baking sheet I bake the shrimp at 350º for 9 to 13 minutes. Serve over your favorite veggie or whole wheat starch!
Shrimp with Parsley Garlic Butter
Equipment
- baking sheet
- small pot
Ingredients
- 2 lb shrimp peeled, deveined, and tails off
- 1 cup ghee or unsalted butter
- 1 bunch fresh parsley minced and stems removed
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp lemon zest grated
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a small pot add ghee or butter, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Cook until ghee or butter is melted. Simmer for about 5 minutes so flavors blend together.
- Put shrimp into a bowl and pour garlic butter over shrimp. Let marinade for 10 minutes.
- Lay shrimp onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 9 to 13 minutes.
- Serve shrimp over favorite veggie or whole wheat starch!
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