Shrimps
1 h 15 min
Average: 3.7 (29 votes)

Shrimp Provençal

A light yet rounded dish from the south of France, shrimp Provençal is full of plump shrimp and fresh herbs in a bright garlic tomato broth. One of our favorite things to eat in Provence!

Ingredients For

  • Olive oil and blue background
    Vallée des Baux-de-Provence Olive Oil PDO
  • Cévennes sweet onion
    Cévennes Sweet Onion PDO
    0.50 cup diced See the article
  • White Garlic
    Drôme White Garlic PGI
    1.50 tsp minced See the article
  • 12 shell-on and deveined
  • 4 diced and seeded
  • Muscadet
    Muscadet PDO
  • 1.50 tsp
  • 1.50 tsp
  • 1.50 tsp
  • Butter
    Charentes-Poitou Butter PDO

Preparation

1

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 1 minute.

2

Add the onions and garlic and cook until softening, about 1 ½ minutes, stirring frequently. 

3

Add the shrimp and tomatoes and cook until the shrimp begins to turn pink about 1 minute. Turn the shrimp over. Add the wine and cook for 1 minute. 

4

Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon and set aside. Continue cooking the liquid left in the pan until it has reduced by two-thirds, about 4 minutes.

5

Add the thyme and parsley and cook for 1 minute. 

6

Add the shrimp back in just before ready to serve; the shrimp should be slightly firm and plump. 

7

Stir in the lemon juice and butter. Season with salt and pepper.

8

Remove the skillet from the heat. Divide the shrimp among plates and serve with the sauce evenly over top. 

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