Garlic Shrimp and Rice

This is a dish dedicated to you who love garlic. Garlic is an indispensable spice in the world of Asian cooking because garlic is always an option to add to any dish as an Eastern medicine. You can use butter, but you can replace butter with other healthier cooking oils, such as olive or grape seed oil . By using oil in this recipe, this dish can be added to my list of nutritious foods. In addition, this is a recipe that can be made very quickly, so it will be suitable for housewives who do not have much time yet can still ensure good quality for their family meals.

Ingredients:

1 lb. Medium shrimp with tails on

7 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped

2 tbs lemon juice and zest

3 tbs olive oil

2 green onions, cut into 1 inch

Salt and pepper, soy sauce to taste, and a pinch of sugar

 Korean hot chili flakes

Cilantro as a garnishment

Serve with rice

Directions:

Heat oil in a deep fry pan and add garlic; turn heat down to medium.

Continue to stir the garlic but do not let garlic burn.

When the garlic turns brown, stir in shrimp and hot chili flakes, if using.

Season with salt, a pinch of sugar, and black pepper.

Cook until shrimp turn pink; then add lemon juice and green onions.

Do not overcook shrimp.

Sprinkle with cilantro and serve over rice.

(cooked pasta or Ramen noodles are suitable for this dish too).

You can remove the tails on the shrimp if you do not wish to eat the tails.