Our 50 best shrimp recipes will turn you into a seafood master
Delicate, brackish and sweet, it’s no surprise that shrimp are the most popular seafood to cook in the United States. While a great shrimp recipe might ask for a little more than lemon and butter, we’ve rounded up our top 50 recipes with shrimp to show just how delicious this crustacean can be.
Shrimp scampi, paella, shrimp cocktails and meatballs are just scratching the surface. They are also the perfect thing to add to your crayfish boil. The shrimp cook quickly and take just a little while to prepare. Learn how to devein shrimp and have your favorite shrimp recipes ready in no time. But save those shrimp shells! They add the perfect touch of shrimp flavor to your seafood soups, shrimp broths and cooking oils.
Shrimp are perfect for fried dishes as the crunch gives way to tender and succulent meat inside. Shrimp tempura is an incredibly popular dish, but with our guide to the perfect tempura, it’s just as easy to make at home. Tiger prawns, white prawns, prawns, and even prawns – there are so many kinds of shrimp to choose from and they all have distinct tastes. We’ve rounded up our best shrimp recipes here.
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Steamed shellfish balls
Seafood Soup with Ginger and Yuzu Kosho

Chicken and shrimp curry

Sprouted Seed and Cereal Salad with Spicy Shrimp
Marinated shrimps with Satsuma

Sauteed Shrimps and Long Beans with XO Sauce
Shrimp with edamame salad and carrot miso sauce
Stir-fried noodles in the Philippines (Pancit Bihon)

Filipino paella
Grilled Shrimps and Roasted Peppers
Grilled shrimp summer rolls

Sour Curry Soup with Shrimps

Grilled Watermelon, Avocado and Shrimp Salad
Squash and shrimp sautéed in coconut milk and peppers
Soba noodle salad with miso and grilled shrimp
Remoulade shrimps
Andy Ricker’s Pad Thai with Pork and Shrimp

Vietnamese prawns coated with herbs
Shrimps and Grits
Salted Fried Shrimps
Spaghetti with shrimp sauce
Shrimps with Tomatoes and Feta (Garides Saganaki)
Scampi shrimps

Southern Thai Rice Salad with Shrimp (Khao Yam)
Tom yum goong

LeRuth Red Shrimp Remoulade
Herb Spicy Butter Shrimps
Shrimp Satay (Satay Udang)
Marinated artichokes with prawns and Fino sherry
Chorizo ââShrimps
Alaskan shrimp crisps

Shrimp and pea shoot dumplings
Shrimp tacos

Shrimp and Rice Pilaf (Machbuss Rubian)
Marinated shrimp

Garlic wok sautéed shrimps
Har Gao (Shrimp Dumplings)
Seafood pastas
Tostones con Camarones Guisados
Smorrebrod with shrimp, avocado and crispy potatoes
Shrimp crudo with crème fraîche, apple, Swiss chard and shallot

Gan Shao Xia
Langoustine pasta
Pasta and Shrimp Casserole (Camusclim)
Commandant’s Palace Shrimp and Tasso Henican
Tostadas by Camaron Seco

Michelada con Camarones (Spicy beer cocktail with shrimps)
Salsa with Camaron Seco
Vatapa
