Spicy Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes or 1/2 a red chili pepper, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 plum tomato, seeded, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons dry wine
• 20 medium-large shrimp
• salt & pepper
• 1 splash lemon juice
• 3 basil leaves, chiffonade (strips,sliced thinly)
• lemon slice (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 1. in a sauté pan over medium/high heat, combine the butter and olive oil. when the butter is melted, add the hot pepper flakes (or chili pepper) and onion. sauté for 2 minutes or until the onions are softened.
• 2 2. add the lemon zest, tomatoes, garlic and wine. sauté for another 2 minutes.
• 3 3. add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side. season the shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. add a splash of lemon juice. cook for 1 minute more.
• 4 4. transfer to warm plate and serve the shrimp topped with the basil chiffonade and lemon slices.