Straightforward Broiled Shrimp

This broiled shrimp recipe is the best solution to make completely juicy and crispy shrimp! Seasoned with cajun seasoning and served with a heavenly honey butter sauce.

This shrimp tastes wonderful by itself — however can simply be changed into a tasty fundamental dish when served over pasta or rice.

The Most Scrumptious Shrimp Recipe

At Fir Foodie Finds, we’re at all times on the lookout for new methods to simplify our favourite dishes with out taking successful on high quality. So once we tried broiling our shrimp, we found how fast and straightforward it actually was! 

Not solely is it a easy recipe, however the shrimp comes out simply as juicy as it might when you sautéed or grilled it. The one distinction is how deliciously crispy it’s on the surface! Principally, it’s our new favourite solution to cook dinner shrimp.

Broiled Shrimp Substances

• Shrimp: we extremely recommend shopping for high quality jumbo shrimp. Often, which means you will see that shrimp that haven’t been peeled within the deli or the frozen part. Goal really has our favourite jumbo shrimp proper now. You could find them within the freezer part.
• Olive oil: important for marinating the shrimp with the cajun seasoning.
• Cajun Seasoning: Our home made cajun seasoning is daring, spicy, and earthy. It’s the right seasoning for broiled shrimp!

TASTY HONEY BUTTER SAUCE

This recent shrimp tastes improbable dipped in our scrumptious honey butter sauce. It’s the right quantity of buttery, tangy, and candy! All you want is the next:

• Butter
• Honey
• Contemporary lemon juice
• Salt & pepper

How you can Make Broiled Shrimp

TURN ON BROILER

Set the oven to a excessive broil and line a baking sheet with tin foil or spray with non-stick cooking spray. 

SEASON SHRIMP

Subsequent, pat the uncooked shrimp dry with paper towels and switch them to a mixing bowl. Toss the shrimp dry with olive oil and season them with the cajun seasoning. Then toss the shrimp with the seasoning till the shrimp are fully coated. 

BROIL

Switch the shrimp to the lined baking sheet and place within the oven for 4 minutes, flipping the shrimp midway at 2 minutes. 

ALLOW SHRIMP TO COOL

As soon as the shrimp is agency and pink in shade, take away it from the oven and instantly switch it to a plate to relaxation.

MAKE HONEY BUTTER SAUCE

Whereas the shrimp is resting, whisk the melted butter, honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper collectively till mixed. 

SERVE + ENJOY

Serve the shrimp with the butter combination, or serve the shrimp over pasta or rice. Get pleasure from!

Different Methods to Season Broiled Shrimp

There are such a lot of taste mixtures that you need to use for broiled shrimp. Beneath are different enjoyable taste mixtures you need to use:

• Garlic powder + dried thyme 
• Italian Seasoning + salt 
• Chili powder + paprika + salt 
• Cumin, lemon juice  + salt 
• Curry powder or curry paste

High Suggestions for Broiling Shrimp

• We examined this recipe with each giant and jumbo shrimp. Be happy to make use of any measurement shrimp you will discover. Simply be cautious about how a lot seasoning you make and use primarily based on the scale shrimp you employ. 
• Keep watch over your shrimp because it broils! It ought to take 3 to five minutes to cook dinner, however time will differ relying on the scale of your shrimp. If the uncooked shrimp are curling, that’s when you already know they’re accomplished.  
• Bear in mind to flip your shrimp midway by means of cooking. Some broilers may be uneven, so this can make sure the shrimp browns evenly.

Desserts to Serve with Broiled Shrimp

There are such a lot of completely different aspect dishes you’ll be able to put together to eat alongside this shrimp. Whereas this shrimp tastes nice as a full meal served over pasta or rice, we additionally wish to serve this shrimp earlier than a candy dessert to offset the spiciness. 

Listed here are a few of our favorites:

FAQs

Storage

Retailer your broiled shrimp in an hermetic container within the fridge for 3-4 days.