- 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
- 4 top-split hot dog buns
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound large peeled and deveined shrimp
- Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- Lemon wedges, for serving
- In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium. Add buns and toast the two outer flat sides until golden, about 1 minute per side; transfer to a plate. Wipe out skillet.
- Add 2 tablespoons of water to the skillet and reduce heat to low. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and stir constantly until melted; repeat with the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until all of the butter is incorporated.
- Stir in garlic, then add shrimp in an even layer and season with salt. Increase heat to medium-low and cook, without stirring, until shrimp turn opaque around the edges, about 3 minutes; reduce heat to low if butter starts to bubble too vigorously. (It should stay at a very low simmer.) Flip shrimp and cook until opaque throughout and cooked through, about 2 minutes longer. Turn off heat and stir in chives.
- Divide shrimp among toasted buns and drizzle the butter sauce on top. Serve warm, with lemon wedges for squeezing over the shrimp.
Step 1In a 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium. Add buns and