Ingredients
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- 1. lb shrimp, peeled and deveined with tail on
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Over medium heat, melt the butter in a light colored skillet
- Once it begins to foam reduce heat to medium low and start stirring
- Stir and simmer for about 3-5 minutes until butter browns
- Remove from heat and pour 3/4 of the butter into a bowl and let it sit
- Return pan to heat and increase heat to medium again
- Add in garlic and simmer until fragrant
- Toss in the shrimp and season with brown sugar, smoked paprika and salt and pepper to taste Stir to combine and cook your shrimp, about 1 minute per side
- To blacken the shrimp, cook a little longer and use tongs to rub the shrimp into the caramelized bits on the bottom of the pan
- Dish and serve hot drizzled with browned butter