Garlic Shrimp Rice

Ingredients

• 300 g shrimp - peeled & deveined (fresh or thawed)
• 2 cups cooked rice - warm (day-old works too)
• 3 cloves garlic - minced
• 2 tbsp butter - or 1 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp olive oil
• 0.5 pcs lemon - juice (about 1 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley - chopped
• 0.25 tsp salt - to taste
• 0.125 tsp black pepper - to taste

Steps

1. Pat shrimp dry and season lightly with salt and pepper.
2. Warm butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 30–45 seconds until fragrant (don’t brown).
3. Add shrimp in a single layer and cook 2–3 minutes, stirring once or twice, until pink and just cooked through.
4. Add warm cooked rice to the skillet and toss 1–2 minutes until everything is hot and coated in the garlic butter.
5. Turn off heat. Squeeze in lemon juice and stir in chopped parsley.
6. Taste and adjust seasoning, then serve immediately.