Shrimp Piccata (15-Minute Meal!) – Slim Kitchen

This is simple Shrimp Piccata It looks like a restaurant-worthy meal, but it’s actually an easy weeknight dinner! In fact, you can make this classic piccata dish with simple ingredients in just 15 minutes.

One of my favorite “fancy” dishes is chicken piccata with butter sauce and salty capers. While I love the chicken version, I think I might prefer this simple shrimp piccata.

The sweetness of the shrimp pairs really well with the butter, lemon curd, and capers.

Shrimp piccata is often served with pasta or rice. Also delicious with zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash and polenta.

Shrimp lovers should also try this Black Shrimp and Crispy Shrimp Burger.

Ingredients for Shrimp Piccata

• shrimp: Since shrimp are the star of this dish, look for medium-sized shrimp. Make sure they are raw and thawed, and remove the hulls and veins. Frozen shrimp is okay, just defrost well and pat dry.
• flour: To get the shrimp nicely browned and slightly crispy, flour is the perfect ingredient. The flour also helps thicken the sauce. Cornstarch works too.
• Butter and olive oil: It wouldn’t be piccata without butter. Add it to the sauce at the end to ensure a smooth buttery sauce. For extra buttery flavor, add a tablespoon of olive oil to the shrimp while cooking them.
• White Wine: Piccata almost always uses white wine. If you don’t want to cook with wine, just switch to chicken or vegetable stock.
• garlic: Fresh garlic is the best choice for making delicious marinara sauce. Minced or pureed garlic will also work, but add a little more to get the same flavor.
• Capers: It wouldn’t be piccata without capers. Capers are very salty and salty. Add them to taste and be careful not to oversalt the rest of the dish. If you don’t have capers, you can substitute salty green olives
• lemon: Lemon brightens dishes and helps balance the rich flavors of butter and oil.
• coriander: This dish can be finished with fresh parsley, basil or dill. Each adds a slightly different flavor to the final dish, but parsley is the classic preparation.

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Piccata is an Italian-style dish known for its bright lemon butter sauce made with capers, garlic and white wine.

Traditionally, it’s made with chicken or veal, dusted with flour and cooked until browned and crispy. However, there are also versions made with shrimp, sole, fish, and even eggplant.

How to eat shrimp piccata

Shrimp piccata is usually served with pasta or rice, but it’s easy to get creative and try different pairing ideas.

• Serve with pasta: Pasta is a classic choice for this piccata dish. Typically, it’s a long pasta like linguine or a medium-sized pasta like penne.
• Cover the rice: Another common accompaniment is rice. Serve with pilaf, white rice, brown rice, wild rice or quinoa.
• Zucchini Noodles: For a lighter option, serve the shrimp with zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash.
• bread: Let’s face it, bread is great for soaking up all that piccata juice. Try classic Italian bread, sourdough bread, French bread or baguette.
• Mashed potatoes: Serve under, on top or beside some delicious garlicky mashed potatoes for the full buttery piccata effect.
• Cauliflower puree: Same idea as mashed potatoes, but for all your low carb needs.

side dishes

Sometimes side dishes are the easiest part of preparing a meal, and other times, they are the hardest part for me to make. Whether I grab what I have in the refrigerator or pantry and make it work or plan ahead, I find these side dishes pair well with shrimp piccata.

• Side salad. Mix up what’s in your vegetable drawer, buy pre-made bagged salad mixes, or make a specialty salad like arugula salad.
• Roasted mixed vegetables. Add a layer of your favorite vegetable combination to a greased baking sheet or pan. Sprinkle with olive oil, pepper, garlic salt and acid such as lemon juice or balsamic. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or more, depending on the thickness of the vegetables (butternut squash, for example, will need more time, asparagus not).
• Roasted Broccoli. You’ll add Parmesan cheese to this delicious vegetarian dish.
• Roasted root vegetables. Skip the soggy baby carrot bags and roast some root vegetables with a mix of carrots, onions, sweet potatoes, parsnips and more.
• Sauté vegetables. Make a quick side dish by sauteing your favorite vegetable mixture right away. You can also add some fresh mushrooms, zucchini, or spinach to the shrimp piccata.

Tips and Tricks for Cooking Shrimp Piccata

Shrimp may be easy to find and easy to cook, but a few helpful tips can help you get the most out of this small protein.

• Thaw frozen shrimpyou can let it thaw in the refrigerator for four hours or overnight, or you can pour it into a colander or a bowl of water and run cool (not warm) water over it until it thaws. It only takes about 10-15 minutes.
• Peel and devein shrimpfirst make sure it’s defrosted. Then, remove the shrimp one at a time, peeling off the legs first, then opening the shell where the legs are and peeling off each side. Use the tip of a knife to pull out dark veins, then wipe with a paper towel or rinse after each wash.
• When the shrimp is cooked It’s pink on the outside and slightly white on the inside, but completely opaque.