# Shrimp Paisano

This shrimp recipe with lemon butter sauce is a famous restaurant dish in Texas, perfect for New Year's Eve.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 1 pint half-and-half
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- water (egg wash)
- Olive oil for sautéing
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 Juice of large lemon
- 1 stick butter, cubed
- 1 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- Chopped fresh chives (for garnish)

## Instructions

1. Soak shrimp in half-and-half.
2. Set up breading stations and dredge shrimp in flour, then egg wash, then panko, and chill.
3. Cook pasta if serving as an entrée.
4. Make the lemon-butter sauce over a bain-marie with egg yolk, lemon juice, garlic, and butter until silky.
5. Sauté shrimp until golden, salt immediately, and serve over pasta with the sauce.

## Equipment

- bain-marie
- whisk

## Tips

- Don't let the egg-based lemon butter sauce intimidate you; it's just egg yolk and lemon with whisked-in butter.
- Serve with a crisp salad or crusty bread to soak up every last drop of the buttery sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1B8HnD9ksL/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c039aef0-51c1-4cf9-9931-87c2a7303b1e
- Extracted: 2026-02-28

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