Fried Garlic Sambuca Shrimp

A white plate filled with cooked shrimp garnished with herbs and garlic, accompanied by toasted baguette slices. A loaf of bread and a bunch of fresh parsley are in the background on a striped cloth.

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Fried Garlic Sambuca Shrimp

Fried Garlic Sambuca Shrimp takes 15 minutes to make and requires only 5 ingredients. It serves as the perfect appetizer that can be whipped up when your guests arrive, but also makes a quick dinner when served along side a caesar or tossed salad.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: fried garlic sambuca shrimp, recipes with sambuca, sambuca shrimp, shrimp, shrimp sambuca

Servings: people

Author: Sammy Montgoms

Ingredients

1 lb shrimp thawed, uncooked, peeled, & deveined
2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1/4 cup + 1 tbsp butter salted
2.5 tbsp white sambuca
5 garlic cloves minced
2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped fine
salt
pepper
red pepper flakes
8 pieces toasted crostini

Instructions

Begin by preparing your shrimp.
Pat to dry, and set aside until ready to use.
To a large pan, add your olive oil and butter and set to medium heat.
Add your garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes, just until fragrant.
Add your shrimp, making sure to not crowd the pan.
Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and fry on medium/high heat for 1-2 minutes, just until the edges begin to turn pink.
Flip the shrimp, season again lightly with salt and pepper and then add your sambuca and cook on medium/high heat for an additional 2 minutes, or until the shrimp is cooked.
Add your parsley, gently toss to combine.
Remove from heat, pour shrimp and garlic butter into a medium sized serving bowl.
Serve with toasted crostini and enjoy right away!

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