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Sautéed Shrimp

Sautéed shrimp in a red pepper butter. Quickly cooked shrimp get tossed in a spicy homemade red pepper compound butter. Spicy, tangy and so good!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry pepper shrimp, red pepper shrimp, sauteed shrimp
Servings: 2
Author: Rachel Lerro

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp

The Cherry Pepper Butter

  • 8 tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 oz pimento peppers well drained
  • 1 1/2 tsp spicy harissa you could also use sriracha, sambal oelek, or whatever hot sauce you have
  • 1 lemon zested
  • 3 tsp pickled cherry peppers

To Garnish

  • cilantro
  • lime

Instructions

  • Throw all the butter ingredients into the food processor. Run it until you have a fairly smooth paste. Totally depending on how you like it. I like it with some small pepper chunks, very good when they get slightly crisp and browned once you cook it.
  • Next, add a small spoonful of the butter to a hot pan and cook for about 30 seconds, then add in your shrimp and brown on both sides for a few minutes. Once the shrimp are cooked, turn off the heat and throw in a spoonful of the butter and toss everything together till the butter is melted and slightly cooked from the residual heat of the pan.
  • Then serve it up! I liked it with some lemon, or lime, whatever you have on hand and cilantro, but I like everything with cilantro, you could also use parsley. And I would recommend that you have some rice, pasta or bread to sop up any extra butter sauce!

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