Shrimp Recipes

If you're looking for ideas for seafood meals, there are a variety of shrimp recipes that can help you put together a unique dining experience for yourself or your guests. Shrimp is not only a healthy part of any meal, it is also highly versatile, capable of being prepared to fit a wide variety of seafood tastes. You can prepare shrimp for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even as a snack, and you can serve it hot or cold.

1. Super Bowl Shrimp Cocktail. If you plan on partying in style during the biggest football game of the year, and you have the money to spend, then try this recipe for size. It's no more complex than buying a few bags of medium size shrimp, cooking them, chilling them in the refrigerator, and serving them on a large plate (or cookie sheet) with cocktail sauce.

2. Shrimp Salad. This is one of the cheapest shrimp dishes to make. Add a handful of small cooked and chilled shrimp to almost any kind of salad.

3. Garlic Shrimp. This is another classic, yet easy recipe to make for dinner. Another advantage is that it can be put together on extremely short notice. It consists of shrimp, butter, salt, parsley flakes, lemon juice, and garlic.

4. Shrimp Omelettes. For those who like their shrimp in the morning, this is an excellent breakfast idea. Key ingredients for the shrimp omelette include sauteed shrimp, chopped tomatoes, and green onions. Optionally, you can also include Swiss cheese and sliced avocado.

5. Popcorn Shrimp. This is a popular snack that you can take with you to work. It requires a bit of work, however, popcorn shrimp is basically shrimp dipped in batter and then fried in oil.

6. Shrimp Jambalaya. If you're planning on a cajun-style or Louisiana-themed dinner, shrimp jambalaya is a great dish to serve your guests. There are almost as many ways to prepare Jambalaya as there are ways to prepare shrimp, which means you have a great deal of flexibility in how you make it.

7. Barbecued Shrimp. Otherwise known as "shrimp on the barbie", this can go well by itself or as part of a surf-and-turf lunch or dinner. Put several well-marinated medium to large shrimp on a thoroughly soaked wood skewers, or metal skewers, along with pineapples or bell peppers, and cook on the grill.

8. Shrimp Fried Rice. If you're planning on preparing your own version of a Chinese dinner at home, shrimp friend rice is one of the more challenging and popular meals to make. The most important secret part of making this dish is to cook and then chill your rice before preparing the actual meal.

9. Shrimp Scampi. This is one of the popular shrimp meals you will find at most dine-in seafood restaurants. It goes well with pasta and cheese.

10. Shrimp Cacciatore. This is a variation of the popular Italian dish known as chicken cacciatore, but with a seafood flair. It is a very complex meal to prepare but it is well worth the effort, as you will typically have to go to a fine Italian restaurant to find it otherwise.

Warning:

• If you are going to serve any kind of shrimp cold, make sure that it is properly cooked first at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and then chilled.

• It is wise to dump shrimp shells in an outside trash receptacle as quickly as possible, as they can become extremely malodorous.