Spicy shrimp with lemon and garlic in 5 minutes

This quick recipe is dedicated to seafood lovers! Seafood is a weakness of many, including mine! In this recipe we are talking about shrimp - they are healthy and nutritious. And they also cook quickly, for example, you will spend 5 minutes cooking them - so the name justifies itself. Let's get started!
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 68 % 17 g
Fats 24 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 8 % 2 g
127 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 5 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Preparing the products according to the list. Don't you know how to cook spicy shrimp with lemon and garlic in 5 minutes? Very simple! That's how much time we need.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash the parsley and chop it with a knife.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Peel the garlic.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Pour olive oil into the pan and heat it well over medium heat.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    We put the peeled shrimp in the pan.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add spices.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Add garlic passed through the press. It can also be pre-grated on a fine grater or crushed with a knife to obtain larger pieces.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Add salt to taste.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Add half a teaspoon of ground chili pepper to the shrimp. The previous time I cooked this dish, I added capsicum. You can also add it instead of ground pepper. Just to begin with, it needs to be prepared: wash, cut off the top, remove the seeds and chop very finely. Put it to taste.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Now that the shrimps are salted and seasoned, mix them with spices and fry on medium heat for 3 minutes, no more. This time will be enough for them to turn slightly pink and get fully prepared.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    We transfer the finished shrimp from the frying pan to a deep bowl. Sprinkle them with lemon juice, squeezing one lemon.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Pour in the pre-prepared chopped parsley and mix everything well. We leave the dish for a while so that it is soaked and sated.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Serve the shrimp to the table, decorating the dish with parsley and lemon slices. It turns out beautifully, aesthetically pleasing and appetizing.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    Eat with pleasure!

There is little to compare with the taste of this dish, especially when you want to taste the gifts of the sea and the ocean. Shrimp according to this recipe are spicy, with a pleasant lemon flavor. Always welcome guests at the festive table - they fly away with a whistle first, it has been checked more than once. I always prepare them for special occasions. My friends, knowing about my weakness for seafood, never refuse to spend time with us at the same table. Of course!

The caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Canned shrimp - 81   kcal/100g
  • Boiled shrimp - 95   kcal/100g
  • Shrimps peeled frozen - 60   kcal/100g
  • Fresh shrimp - 97   kcal/100g
  • Lemon - 16   kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Ground red pepper - 318   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g

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