Brown Sugar Shrimp with Orange Butter Sauce

• Gluten free

• Seafood

  • 2 lb Shrimp, raw

• Produce

  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Orange, zest of
  • 2 tsp Thyme, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar, light
  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• zest of one orange
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 2 lbs. raw shrimp, peeled with tails removed
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium-low heat.
• Once the butter is melted, add the thyme leaves and brown sugar to the skillet. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat and stir in the orange zest. Pour the buttery mixture into a bowl and let it rest as you prepare the shrimp.
• In the same skillet (with a coating of the butter remaining), add the garlic and saute for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add the raw shrimp: Cook for 3-5 minutes (or until the shrimp is no longer translucent) over medium heat.
• Strain the thyme leaves and zest from the butter sauce (optional) and pour butter sauce over shrimp.
• Stir and let simmer for 1 minute.
• Serve warm over rice.