Fast skillet - The Field Kitchen
Garlic-Butter Blue River Shrimp
15 minutes prep
8 minutes cook or dry
4 yield
A hot skillet of blue river shrimp, garlic, butter, and lemon.
Recipe reviewed 2026-07-21 · Identification and food safety are part of the method
Ingredients
- 1 pound cleaned blue river shrimp
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- Parsley and pepper
Method
- Keep the prawns cold and pat dry.
- Sear in oil in one layer.
- Add butter and garlic and cook until the center reaches 145 F.
- Finish with lemon, parsley, and pepper.
Field note & safety
Confirm current fishing rules and consumption advisories before keeping a catch. Keep it cold, prevent cross-contamination, and cook fish or shellfish to 145 F measured in the thickest part.
Meet the ingredient →Blue River Shrimp in the Trophy RoomUSDA temperature chart ↗Current minimum safe temperaturesWA shellfish safety ↗Closures and biotoxin alerts
