# Spicy Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp with Parmesan Corn Polenta

This recipe combines spicy garlic lemon butter shrimp with a creamy, sweet corn polenta, perfect for a summer meal.

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

## Ingredients

- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 ears corn kernels
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup dry polenta
- 0.5 cup grated parmesan cheese
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1.5 pounds raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 lemon lemon juice
- 0.5 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped

## Instructions

1. To make the polenta, add butter and corn kernels to a pot and cook until slightly crispy.
2. Pour in milk and add polenta to the pot.
3. Let the polenta slowly cook for about 20 minutes.
4. For the shrimp, add olive oil and butter to a skillet.
5. Add raw shrimp and cajun seasoning to the skillet and cook.
6. Once shrimp is cooked, add chopped garlic, fresh thyme leaves, and lemon juice to the skillet.
7. Stir in parmesan cheese into the cooked polenta.
8. Spoon the creamy polenta into a bowl.
9. Top the polenta with the cooked shrimp and extra butter sauce from the skillet.
10. Garnish with fresh herbs.

## Equipment

- skillet
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMjfpIgse02/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/db92e527-b5ce-48b4-a7f0-2a5a38c37d70
- Extracted: 2025-08-19

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