Shrimp in shells with lots of garlic and probably too much butter from Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes (page 169) by Alison Roman

Ingredients

lemons
chiles de arbol
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EYB Comments

Can substitute red pepper flakes for chiles de arbol, and parsley or basil for cilantro.

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

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Can substitute red pepper flakes for chiles de arbol, and parsley or basil for cilantro.
lholtzman on December 25, 2025

This recipe did not work for me. My butter burned and the shells stuck to the shrimp. I also don’t really like getting my hands messy when I eat.
Evenbetterthanmama on October 06, 2025

Very good. Used 2 lbs of large shell on EZ peel shrimp but kept quantities of sauce the same. Chillies add a nice kick, I ended up using 2 chillies since kids were eating and it was perfect. Quick, simple, and delicious. Will be making again.
fprincess on August 19, 2024

Nice alternative to shrimp scampi, a favorite in our household. It's similar with the addition of tomato paste which is caramelized in butter and olive oil. I used high quality shell-on shrimp from my local fish market and served it on organic pappardelle pasta. https://forums.egullet.org/topic/157248-cooking-from-dining-in-nothing-fancy-and-sweet-enough-by-alison-roman/?do=findComment&comment=2432005
pattyatbryce on February 08, 2024

Wonderfully easy and just the right balance. Used 1 lb shrimp that was peeled and deveined (it's what the store had that looked fresh) and served over pasta. Wonderful and the pasta easily soaked up the extra butter sauce. I used Aleppo pepper for the flakes based on heat sensitivity of my husband. The lemon really set off the sauce.
CheesyKranskyLove on October 03, 2022

Personally I don't think you need a recipe for shrimp in garlic butter. This is as good as shrimp gets.
chawkins on July 18, 2021

So good. I made half a recipe with 1.2 lb of head-on shrimp. The sauce was very good and I did not feel that it was too rich or greasy, the chiles de arbol added a nice kick.