Garlicky Herbed Shrimp

You think I would have learned by now: follow the directions carefully. What can I say? I was trying to be thrifty and not wasteful. I looked in my freezer, saw a bag of frozen shrimp and thought to myself, "Self, you should really use up some ingredients you already have. You're moving and don't want to take all this with you. Let's go find a shrimp recipe." So find a shrimp recipe I did. However what I didn't do was read the recipe closely because what I would have seen was that I needed JUMBO shrimp, not tiny little baby shrimp. I also should have had uncooked shrimp instead of frozen shrimp. Needless to say, this wasn't the best recipe, but I would put most of that blame on me, not on the recipe PTB. It's not their fault I can't read. 

Just looking at all the ingredients, you would think this would be so full of flavor and deliciousness. Maybe using uncooked shrimp would allow the flavor to seep in more as it cooks? We had tons of leftovers and Doug said they actually tasted a lot better the next day so that seems to support my theory. We served the shrimp over some Pasta Roni (one of the best cooking inventions!) and added some Texas Toast. We probably should have had a salad too, but I can only plan so much.

• 2 lbs uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 green onions, chopped
•  1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• 1/4 tsp seasoned salt
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
• 1 Tbsp minced fresh tarragon

Take two on the recipe!

In a large bowl, combine and mix the first 8 ingredients. In a large skillet, heat 1/4 cup butter over medium-high heat. Add half of the shrimp mixture; cook and stir for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Transfer to a clean bowl. Repeat with remaining butter and shrimp mixture. Return cooked shrimp to pan. Stir in lemon juice, heat through. Stir in herbs.

Serves: 36
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 25 min

Recipe from Taste of Home