Garlic Butter Shrimp & Asparagus
Sounds really good! Large shrimp will be a costly meal for two people, the smaller shrimp would be very reasonable. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
- 1 kilo fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 kilo fresh shrimp, cleaned with heads, shells, and tails removed, deveined
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat and melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add half of the garlic and stir for about 10 seconds, then add the asparagus and season with a pinch of salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer the asparagus to a bowl.
Return the pan to medium high heat and melt 2 tablespoons of butter, add the shrimp and season with a pinch of salt and cook until pink with no grey showing, stir occasionally. Turn the heat to low, add the remaining garlic and stir well, season with black pepper if desired. Add the asparagus, stir to combine and serve.
Shrimp will cost about 200 to 240 Baht per kilo. So at 240 Baht, and for 4 servings, this is about $1.75 per serving, not bad considering large shrimp. If you used small shrimp, the price would be less.
Adapted from an internet recipe.