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Garlic Butter Shrimp Tacos

Garlic butter shrimp tacos with glossy shrimp in a quick wine-garlic pan sauce. Sauté garlic until fragrant, simmer with white wine, then cook shrimp to pink and fold in lemon juice and parsley for herb-flecked tacos.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main
Cuisine: Mexican-American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Shrimp
  • 1.5 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
Garlic Butter Sauce
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 0.5 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 0.5 lemon, juiced
  • red pepper flakes to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
Tacos
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • lime wedges for serving

Equipment

  • 1 cast iron skillet

Method
 

Cook the garlic-butter shrimp
  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until fully liquid and shimmering. Add minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant, stirring so the garlic doesn’t brown.
  2. Pour in white wine and let simmer for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits. The liquid should reduce slightly and look glossy.
  3. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes per side until pink and cooked through. Flip once, then let any juices stay in the pan.
  4. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and parsley. Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to taste, keeping the sauce silky and herb-flecked.
Warm and fill the tortillas
  1. Warm tortillas on the stovetop until pliable and lightly toasted. Keep them covered so they don’t dry out.
  2. Fill each tortilla with garlic butter shrimp and a spoonful of the pan sauce. Serve immediately with lime wedges.

Notes

Pro tip: Pat shrimp dry before cooking so they sear faster and stay juicy. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 2 days; rewarm gently so the sauce doesn’t separate. Freezing isn’t recommended for best texture. For a dairy-free swap, replace butter with a neutral high-heat olive oil or plant-based butter substitute (add lemon after cooking, same steps).