Shrimp Recipes

Shrimps are the most popular shellfishes in America. No wonder, shrimp recipes are simply delicious !!! And the cuisine of different cultures have recipes using shrimps.

The meat of shrimps has a mild, sweet flavor and a satisfying texture, and the different sizes can be substituted for each other.

In the list below you can find typical recipes from different countries and regions (for instance, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian, etc.) that use shrimps as main ingredient. Therefore you can expect recipes that combine shrimps with a wide range of ingredients like curry, coconut, garlic, tomatoes, etc. Our shrimp recipes list comes in different variations, such pasta, risotto, paella, pizza, salad, and many others.

Just choose and enjoy one of the shrimp recipes from our list:

Click here to see several Fried Shrimp Recipes
Click here to see several Grilled Shrimp Recipes
Click here to see several Shrimp Salad Recipes
Click here to see several Shrimp Pasta Recipes
Click here to see several Seafood Gumbo Recipes

Seafood Casserole
Creamy Shrimp And Veggies
Jambalaya
Shrimp Jambalaya
Crockpot Jambalaya
Crockpot Jambalaya 2
Mariner Fondue
Shrimps with Brie Cheese and Apricot
Shrimp Cassarole
Pumpkin Filled with Shrimp
Shrimp Risotto with Orange Peel
Shrimp-Scampi Pizza
Shrimp Rosti
Shrimp Risotto Recipe
Curry Shrimps with Zucchini
Crepe with Shrimps and Curry
Shrimp with Garlic
Lemon Pepper Shrimp and Zucchini
Dill Shrimp Recipe
Shrimp Creole I Recipe
Shrimp Creole II
Cajun Shrimp Recipe
Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Chicken-Shrimp Egg Rolls Recipe
Shrimp Cocktail
Mediterranean Fondue
Paella Recipe I
Paella Recipe II
Paella Recipe with Lobster
Paella Valencia
Paella Recipe
Paella Recipe 2
Shrimps and Scallops Newburg
Risotto with Shrimps, Green Asparagus and Champagne
Rice with Shrimps and Crabmeat
Coconut Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Shrimp Skewer with Coconut Dip Recipe
Shrimp Recipe with Coconut Milk

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Some general information about Shrimps:
Prawn and scampi are terms generally used interchangeably with shrimp. Prawn refers to freshwater shrimp or large saltwater shrimp, scampi is often used by restauranteurs to describe shrimp cooked in butter and garlic. In United Kingdom, the term prawn is more common than the term shrimp, which in America is used ofter.

There are many species of shrimps, from cold-water, warm-water and freshwater. You can find it in many colors, including reddish- to light brown, pink, deep red, grayish-white, yellow, gray-green and dark green, and category of sizes as follow: colossal (10 or less per pound), jumbo (11-15), extra-large (16-20), large (21-30), medium (31-35), small (36-45) and miniature (about 100). Shrimp are available year-round and as rule, the larger the shrimp, the more expensive they are.

Shrimps are found shelled or unshelled, raw or cooked and fresh or frozen. When buying fresh shrimps, they should smell of the sea, not like ammonia (See our Buying Tips, and Handling and Storing Tips). You can also find in the marketplace a lot of shrimp products, including shrimp sauce, shrimp pasta and dried shrimps (commonly used in Asian cuisines).