Description
Indulge in a delightful dish of Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice Stack, a flavorful and elegant meal that’s easy to prepare. Succulent shrimp cooked in a garlic butter sauce served atop fragrant jasmine rice, creating a visually appealing stack that’s as delicious as it is beautiful.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
For the Rice:
- 1 cup uncooked jasmine or basmati rice
- 2 cups water or chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cook the rice: Combine rice, water or broth, 1 tablespoon butter, and ½ teaspoon salt in a saucepan. Simmer for 15–18 minutes until tender. Fluff with a fork and set aside.
- Prepare the shrimp: In a skillet, sauté garlic in olive oil and butter. Add shrimp, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook until pink. Squeeze lemon juice, add parsley.
- Assemble the stack: Layer rice at the bottom of a bowl, top with shrimp. Invert onto a plate for a neat presentation.
Notes
- Add extra garlic butter or herbed yogurt for richness.
- For spice, add red pepper flakes. Substitute brown rice or quinoa.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stack
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 185mg
