🦐 Chili Garlic Shrimp

Seafood · Main ingredient: Shrimp · ⏱ 6 min · Serves 5 · ~₱505 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch, Snack

Ingredients

• 1 kg Large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 8 cloves Garlic, minced
• 3.5 pc Pieces red chili (siling labuyo), chopped, or 1 tbsp chili flakes
• 2 tbsp Calamansi juice or lemon juice
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Pat the shrimp dry and season lightly with salt and pepper.
2. In a large pan, melt the butter over medium heat and sauté the garlic until fragrant and just starting to turn golden.
3. Add the chopped chili and sauté for 30 seconds to release its heat and aroma.
4. Increase heat to medium-high and add the shrimp in a single layer.
5. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side until the shrimp turn pink and opaque.
6. Add soy sauce, calamansi juice, and sugar, tossing to coat the shrimp evenly in the garlicky-buttery sauce.
7. Cook for another minute until the sauce slightly thickens and clings to the shrimp.
8. Garnish with chopped parsley or spring onions and serve immediately with rice.

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