Don’t know how to cook seafood to enhance its taste? Then for starters, keep as many as 20 great shrimp recipes! We have specially chosen those that even a beginner can handle. Here are the usual subtleties of roasting, and more original cooking methods!
1. Shrimps in garlic butter
Let’s start with the simplest recipe, how to properly fry shrimp.
You will need: 1 kg shrimp, 1 head of garlic, olive oil, chili pepper, salt.
Cooking: Coarsely chop the garlic, add the chili and pour 1.5 cm of olive oil over it. Keep it all over low heat, stirring until the garlic turns golden. Put peeled shrimp in garlic oil and fry for 3 minutes over high heat, and then turn off the stove and leave for another 5 minutes under the lid.
2. Bulgur with shrimp and peas
Peas are suitable canned or boiled frozen.
You will need: 100 g bulgur, 100 g shrimp, 50 g peas, 2 tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves, 3 tbsp. olive oil, herbs.
Cooking: Lightly fry the bulgur in 1 tbsp. olive oil and add water to cover the grits a little. Cook covered for about 20 minutes. In the remaining oil, fry the chopped garlic with shrimp, and after 5 minutes add the peas. At the end, add tomato cubes, mix with bulgur and sprinkle with chopped herbs.
3. Shrimps in Coconut Milk Sauce
Appetizing recipe in Thai style.
You will need: 150 g shrimp, 100 g peas, 100 g nuts, 100 ml coconut milk, 2 carrots, 2 garlic cloves, 1 onion, 3 cm ginger root, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 tsp turmeric, 0.5 tsp sugar, chili, salt.
Cooking: Cut the carrot into cubes, the onion into cubes, the ginger into slices, and finely chop the garlic. Fry the onion with garlic, ginger and spices over high heat, and then add carrots, nuts and sugar to the same place. Lower the heat and after a couple of minutes add the peas with coconut milk. Boil the sauce until it is slightly reduced. Salt, add shrimp and boil for about 3 more minutes.
4. Crispy shrimp in the oven
If desired, add a little sesame seeds to the crackers.
You will need: 8 large shrimp, 2 tbsp. white wine, 1 garlic clove, butter, 10 g breadcrumbs, lemon, spices, herbs.
Cooking: Peel the shrimp and pour them with wine, crushed garlic and spices. Mix crackers with a little butter and sprinkle the shrimp with this crumb. Bake on parchment for 10 minutes at 220 degrees, and sprinkle with lemon and sprinkle with herbs when serving.
5. Shrimps with paprika
Another recipe on how to cook juicy and spicy shrimp with a rich taste.
You will need: 300 g shrimp, 1 red onion, 1 clove of garlic, 1 lemon, 1 bunch of herbs, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 0.5 tsp each regular and smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and turmeric.
Cooking: Mix the spices and lightly heat them in a dry frying pan. Add 1 tbsp. olive oil, fry for 3 minutes and let cool. Mix the chopped herbs, onion, garlic, juice of half a lemon, a mixture of peppers and the rest of the oil in a blender. Put the shrimp in the marinade for at least 2 hours, and fry them in batches in a hot pan for a couple of minutes.
6. Salad with shrimp and persimmon
This sweet and colorful shrimp dish has almost no calories.
You will need: 150 g shrimp, 1 tomato, 1 cucumber, 1 persimmon, 1 bunch lettuce, olive oil.
Cooking: Cut the persimmon with vegetables into slices, tear the salad with your hands and mix everything. Add shrimp cooked according to instructions and dress the salad with olive oil.
7. Korean Shrimp
Sprinkle the shrimp with sesame seeds and serve with rice.
You will need: 800 g shrimp, 100 g green onions, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. soy sauce.
Cooking: Peel the shrimp and chop the onion and garlic. Fry them over high heat for 5 minutes, add soy sauce with garlic, and mix well. Much easier!
8. Cheese soup with shrimps
Shrimp turns an ordinary cheese soup into a gourmet meal.
You will need: 15 large shrimps, 400 g of processed cheese, 1 carrot, 4 potatoes, 1 onion, 1 bunch of herbs, garlic, spices.
Cooking: Prepare a roast of onions, garlic and carrots. Melt the melted cheese in 2 liters of water or broth. Add in the potato slices and cook until done. ty. Season the soup, put the roast and chopped greens in it, and mix well. Lastly, before serving, add boiled shrimp.
9. Pasta with shrimps and cheese sauce
Very gentle creamy taste of the sauce is in perfect harmony with seafood.
You will need: 200 g pasta, 250 g shrimp, 60 g butter, 5 garlic cloves, 10 cherry tomatoes, 400 ml cream, 20 g herbs, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, 20 g green onions, 300 g mozzarella, oregano, salt, pepper.
Cooking: Boil the pasta according to the instructions, and fry the peeled shrimp with garlic in butter. Add halves of cherry tomatoes to the shrimp, and after 2 minutes – cream, chopped greens and half the chopped cheese. There also – lemon juice, and stew all 5 minutes. Add the pasta to the sauce, mix well and warm, season and sprinkle with the rest of the grated mozzarella.
10. Shrimps with chocolate
We are sure that you are trying this dish for the first time!
You will need: 500 g shrimp, 250 g dark chocolate, 100 ml broth, 100 g butter, 200 ml port wine, rosemary, 2 tbsp. sea salt.
Cooking: Bring the port to a boil and reduce it by half. Add the broth, boil for another 7 minutes and put the chocolate slices into the pan. Remove sauce from heat, stir until smooth, return to low heat and add butter. Boil the shrimp with salt and rosemary for 4 minutes, put on a dish and cover with chocolate sauce.
11. Spaghetti with shrimp and pistachios
This original shrimp dish will definitely not leave you indifferent.
You will need: 500 g spaghetti, 500 g shrimp, 50 g pistachios, 4 garlic cloves, 1 chili pepper, 100 ml white wine, 100 ml olive oil, 20 g parsley, 1 stalk celery, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 clove, 20 g butter butter, 20 g tomato paste, 10 g flour.
Cooking: Boil the shrimp, remove the shells and put the shells in a saucepan. Fry them in olive oil with onions, celery and carrots. Add garlic and tomato paste there, and after a couple of minutes – pour in the wine and evaporate it almost completely.
Add 1 liter of water and cloves to the pan, boil the broth for 20 minutes and strain. Mix a third of the liquid with water and boil spaghetti in it. In a frying pan, fry the flour in butter, and pour in the remaining 2/3 of the broth. Continue cooking until sauce thickens. Toss spaghetti with sauce and shrimp, add chili and other spices to taste, and heat together.
12. Quinoa with shrimp and pesto
A delightful combination of flavors and textures.
You will need: 300 g shrimp, 300 g quinoa, 3 garlic cloves, spices, a bunch of basil, 3 sprigs of parsley, 30 g pine nuts, olive oil.
Cooking: Whisk the greens, pine nuts, half of the garlic and about 100 ml of spiced olive oil in a blender. Boil the quinoa according to the instructions and toss with the sauce. Add the shrimp fried with the remaining garlic and spices there.
13. Shrimps with vegetables in batter
Any vegetable will do, but we suggest using colorful peppers and broccoli.
You will need: 500 g shrimp, 1 head of broccoli, 2 peppers, 200 g flour, 2 tbsp. corn oil, 4 tbsp. starch, vegetable oil, 1 tsp. baking powder, 250 ml of water.
Cooking: Chop the vegetables and clean the shrimp. Sift flour, starch and baking powder and gradually add cold water there. Let the batter stand for half an hour, and add corn oil to it. Dip shrimp and vegetables in this mixture and deep fry in oil.
14. Cabbage with shrimp
An original and tasty shrimp dish that is definitely worth the time spent.
You will need: 1 cabbage, 500 g shrimp, 100 ml rice vinegar, 1 bunch cilantro, 4 tsp. brown sugar, 100 ml olive oil, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 5 cloves of garlic, 1 onion, 50 g of ginger.
Cooking: Fry chopped onion and ginger in olive oil, and add shredded cabbage to the same. Simmer it until soft, and then add finely chopped garlic and soy sauce. After 5 minutes, pour rice vinegar into the pan and sprinkle with sugar, add the shrimp and fry until tender. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.
15. Stuffed tomatoes with shrimps
Take basmati or long grain rice.
You will need: 150 g shrimp, 4 tomatoes, 100 g rice, half a pepper, half an onion, 2 cloves of garlic, dill, mint, a pinch of sugar, spices, olive oil.
Cooking: Cut off the lids from the tomato and carefully scoop out the pulp. Chop the onion and pepper very finely and fry everything together, and after a couple of minutes add tomato pulp and sugar to them. Peel the shrimps and fry with garlic and chopped herbs. Boil the rice, mix all the components of the filling, fill the tomatoes andbake for half an hour at 180 degrees.
16. Shrimps with mango
Thai chili sauce is ideal here, but you can replace it with, for example, teriyaki with hot pepper flakes.
You will need: 400 g shrimp, 1 mango, 1 red onion, half chili pepper, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp. soy sauce, 2 tbsp. lime juice, 2 tbsp. chili sauce, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 tbsp. coconut flakes.
Cooking: Cut the onion into half rings, mango into cubes, and chop the garlic. Fry the onion until soft, add the peeled shrimp, garlic, chili, both sauces and lime juice to it. Fry everything together for another 5 minutes, add the mango, warm well and sprinkle with coconut flakes.
17. Bruschetta with shrimp and guacamole
Exquisite and beautiful appetizer in 15 minutes.
You will need: 300 g shrimp, 1 baguette, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 8 cherry tomatoes, spices, 2 avocados, 1 red onion, cilantro, half a lemon.
Cooking: Finely chop the avocado pulp, onion and cilantro, add spices and 1 tbsp. olive oil. Slice the baguette and lightly toast the slices in a dry frying pan. Fry the shrimp in the remaining oil, cut the cherry tomatoes and spread the filling over the bruschettas.
18. Sweet shrimp rice
Add more fragrant herbs to the dish, like cilantro or parsley.
You will need: 500 g rice, 500 g shrimp, 100 ml rice vinegar, 50 g brown sugar, 100 g arugula, 50 ml sesame oil, 1 head of garlic, 3 tbsp. fish sauce, 2 lemons, herbs.
Cooking: Lightly fry the minced garlic in sesame oil. Add lemon juice, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar and shrimp, and simmer all together until boiling. After that, reduce the heat and throw in the arugula, herbs and rice with a little water. Stir, warm and leave on the switched off stove under the lid for a couple of minutes.
19. Shrimps with salsa
We suggest using tomatoes and apples, but in summer you can replace tomatoes with watermelon.
You will need: 400 g shrimp, 200 g soft cheese, 70 g cream, spices, 3 tomatoes, 3 green apples, 1 red onion, 1 chili pepper, 2 handfuls of chopped cilantro, 4 tbsp. honey, 1 lemon.
Cooking: Whisk soft cheese with cream and spices. Finely chop tomatoes, apples, onions and chili, mix with cilantro and season with honey and lemon juice. Boil the shrimp until cooked according to the instructions and serve the dish in a plate or in tortillas.
20. Salad with shrimps and arugula
Bitter arugula, lemon sourness and tender shrimp are the perfect combination.
You will need: 300 g shrimp, 4 oranges, 100 g arugula, 1 cucumber, 1 garlic clove, a pinch of sugar, spices, olive oil.
Cooking: Squeeze the juice from two lemons and reduce it on the stove by about a third. Add spices, crushed garlic and 20 ml of olive oil there, and then beat with a whisk. Peel the prawns and fry them in olive oil in small portions in one layer. Put them in a bowl, add arugula and fillet from the remaining oranges, thinly slice the cucumber and dressing fields.