# Butter Shrimp Scampi

A flavorful shrimp scampi dish made with butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 sticks butter
- 2 bags shrimp, thawed
- 2 bulbs garlic
- chopped parsley
- 1 lemon
- 0.25 cup white wine
- pepper
- salt
- crushed red pepper

## Instructions

1. Start with three sticks of butter in a skillet on medium-high heat.
2. Add two bags of thawed shrimp to the skillet.
3. Once the temperature is back up, add two bulbs of garlic and mix well with the shrimp.
4. Add chopped parsley and mix it into the shrimp and garlic.
5. Squeeze the juice from a lemon directly into the skillet using tongs.
6. Continuously mix the shrimp to ensure even cooking on medium heat.
7. Before the shrimp finish cooking, add 1/4 cup of white wine to the skillet.
8. Season with pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper, mixing thoroughly.
9. Continue cooking on medium heat for less than 20 minutes until the shrimp are pink and cooked through.
10. Serve the shrimp scampi as is, or with pasta or rice.

## Equipment

- skillet
- tongs

## Tips

- Use salted butter, or unsalted if watching sodium.
- You can use minced garlic instead of whole bulbs.
- Continuously mix the shrimp for even cooking.
- Squeeze lemon with tongs if you don't have a lemon squeezer.
- Adjust seasonings like salt and crushed red pepper to your preference.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1931762227376955
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/42e09b82-435c-4f8d-980d-f93148b76c40
- Extracted: 2026-04-04

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