Sauteed Shrimp With Lemon And Garlic

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lemons
• 2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel, devein and rinse shrimp.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 grate the zest of both lemons, then juice both lemons.
• 4 keep zest and juice separate.
• 5 in a large bowl, place shrimp then add lemon zest, garlic and half of the olive oil.
• 6 toss well to coat evenly and season with the salt and pepper.
• 7 heat remaining oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
• 8 saute shrimp in single layer for about 1 minute on each side until cooked through.
• 9 (you may have to work in batches).
• 10 after all shrimp is cooked and removed from pan, deglaze pan with 3 t of lemon juice, stirring up any browned bits.
• 11 pour sauce over shrimp and serve.