Spicy Lemon-Garlic Sauce for Shrimp Skewers
By America's Test KitchenPublished on April 17, 2012
Time
15 minutes
Yield
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces¼ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)3 garlic cloves, minced½ - ¾ teaspoon red pepper flakes ⅛ teaspoon table salt 1 disposable aluminum pie plate ⅓ cup minced fresh parsley
Before You Begin
This recipe is designed to accompany either Charcoal- or Gas-Grilled Shrimp Skewers. For a spicier sauce, use the greater amount of red pepper flakes.
Instructions
- Combine melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, pepper flakes, and salt in disposable pie plate. Cook over hotter side of grill, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted, about 1 1/2 minutes; slide to cooler side of grill and grill shrimp, adding parsley just before serving.
Time
15 minutesYield
Serves 4 to 6Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
For a bright sauce to accompany grilled shrimp, we combined fresh lemon juice with spicy red pepper flakes and garlic. Melted butter nicely complemented the sweet shrimp.
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