Nita's Shrimp With Chive & Garlic Butter

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled,tails left on,deveined,rinsed with cold water,drained
• 2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed,peeled,minced
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard (optional)
• 1 fresh lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons chipped fresh chives, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt or 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, to taste
• paprika, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 peel (leave tails on), devein and rinse shrimp with cold water.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 prepare garlic and set aside.
• 4 chop chives.
• 5 squeeze lemon.
• 6 combine chives with mustard (optional), lemon juice.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 heat a large saucepan over low heat.
• 9 add butter and melt.
• 10 add shrimp and stir-fry keeping them turned for 3 minutes or until just pink.
• 11 do not overcook or shrimp will be tough and tasteless!
• 12 add minced garlic during last minute of cooking.
• 13 remove from heat, add mustard (optional), lemon juice, chives, salt to taste.
• 14 stir to combine.
• 15 sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• 16 divide and place in heated serving bowls.
• 17 serve with steamed rice and a salad or steamed green vegetable, and garlic french bread.
• 18 enjoy!
• 19 *nita's tip: large shrimp are quicker and easier to prepare and worth the price!
• 20 if you use extra large (jumbo) shrimp, you will need to cook them for about 4 minutes.
• 21 **nita's tip: you can use fresh basil or parsley and make the same recipe.
• 22 then you would have basil butter or parsley butter.