Best 20 Barbecue Shrimp Recipes

SAUCY BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in barbecue sauce and beer., Place shrimp in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour barbecue mixture over top. Bake, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Serve with baguette slices.

THAI SPICED BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or resealable bag, mix together the lemon juice, soy sauce, mustard, garlic, brown sugar and curry paste. Add shrimp, and seal or cover. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat a grill for high heat. When the grill is hot, lightly oil the grate. Thread the shrimp onto skewers, or place in a grill basket for easy handling. Transfer the marinade to a saucepan, and boil for a few minutes.
• Grill shrimp for 3 minutes per side, or until opaque. Baste occasionally with the marinade.

NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP DIP

Steps:

• Special equipment: 5-cup broiler-safe casserole dish
• Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Whisk in the chili sauce, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire, cayenne, oregano, paprika and hot sauce. Bring to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until they are pink and just cooked through, flipping once, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• When cool, place the shimp mixture in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. (The shrimp mixture can be made up to a day in advance and refrigerated.)
• Combine the cream cheese and sour cream in a large bowl and stir vigorously with a rubber spatula until smooth. Add the shrimp mixture, scallion whites, parsley, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper and stir to combine. Place in a 5-cup broiler-safe casserole dish and spread evenly.
• Melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and pour over the top of the shrimp dip, making sure to cover the entire surface with a thin layer of butter. Sprinkle with the scallion greens. Chill for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Just before serving, position an oven rack in the top third of the oven and preheat the broiler. Broil the dip until the butter layer just begins to melt. Serve with the crackers and crunchy bread.

SOUTHERN BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a sauce pan over low heat, melt butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and Old Bay seasoning.
• Whisk until brown sugar is dissolved.
• Add about 1/2 the sauce to a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add shrimp and cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink and are cooked through.
• as the shrimp were finishing, I turned the heat up a bit under the remaining sauce until it just bubbled a bit.
• Transfer cooked shrimp to platter and serve with lemon wedges, and remaining sauce.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE BARBECUE SHRIMP ORLEANS

Steps:

• For Barbecue Butter: Soften butter at room temperature to 70-80 degrees F. Place butter in mixing bowl; add pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, rosemary, garlic, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and water. Whip on high speed 3 minutes or until thoroughly blended. Refrigerate to 40 degrees F. Makes about 2 1/2 cups. For Shrimp: Pour olive oil in a hot sauté pan. Add shrimp to the sauté pan and cook on one side for 1 to 2 minutes. (Don't crowd; if necessary, use 2 pans. A 12-inch pan will accommodate 1 pound of shrimp.) Reduce heat to medium, turn shrimp, and add the chopped green onion. Cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add white wine and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup. Stir in 1 cup cold Barbecue Butter (reserve the remainder for another use), reduce heat to low and cook and stir frequently until shrimp are just done (white throughout, moist and tender), approximately 1 1/2 minutes. Take care not to overcook the shrimp. Serve immediately in a bowl preheated to 160 degrees F

EMERIL'S EASY BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss the shrimp with half of the cracked pepper, 1 teaspoon of the Creole seasoning, and the rosemary until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add the shrimp shells and heads and cook, stirring a few times, for 3 minutes. Add the wine, water, Worcestershire, lemon juice, onion, garlic, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and let gently bubble for 45 minutes. Strain through a coarse strainer; you should have about 1 cup of barbecue base.
• Heat a 14-inch skillet over high heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes, searing on both sides. Pour in the barbecue base, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer until the shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat; whisk in the butter, one piece at a time, not adding another until the previous piece is fully incorporated in the sauce.
• Transfer the shrimp to a serving platter or small individual plates. Spoon the sauce over the shrimp and serve immediately with the Jalapeno Biscuits.

NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Spread shrimp in a shallow, aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.
• Combine butter and next 12 ingredients in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until butter melts, and pour over shrimp.
• Cover and chill 2 hours, turning shrimp every 30 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes; turn once.
• Serve with bread.

RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE'S BARBECUE SHRIMP ORLEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• For Barbecue Butter: Soften butter at room temperature to 70 to 80 degrees. Place butter in mixing bowl; add pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, rosemary, garlic, Worcestershire, Tabasco, and water. Whip on high speed 3 minutes or until thoroughly blended. Refrigerate to 40 degrees. The following shrimp recipe will use 1 cup of the butter; reserve extra for another use. (Makes about 2 1/2 cups) For Shrimp: Pour olive oil in a hot sauté pan. Add shrimp to the sauté pan and cook on one side for 1 to 2 minutes. (Don't crowd; if necessary, use 2 pans. A 12-inch pan will accommodate 1 pound of shrimp.) Reduce heat to medium, turn shrimp, and add the chopped green onion. Cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add white wine and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup. Stir in 1 cup cold Barbecue Butter, reduce heat to low and cook and stir frequently until shrimp are just done (white throughout, moist and tender), approximately 1 1/2 minutes. Take care not to overcook the shrimp. Serve immediately in a bowl preheated to 160 degrees. This recipe yields ?? servings.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH ASIAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger, jalapeño and onion; sauté about 3 minutes. Add soy sauce and brown sugar and bring to a boil. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat 8 minutes or until onion is tender. Cool mixture slightly.
• Transfer to a blender; add vinegar, tomato paste, and sesame oil, and process until a chunky puree forms.
• Toss shrimp with 1/4 cup of the sauce; cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Place shrimp in a grill basket coated with cooking spray. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° - 400°) 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve shrimp with remaining sauce.

BARBECUE SHRIMP STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion and green pepper for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Combine the barbecue sauce, honey, basil, garlic powder and pepper; pour over vegetables. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add shrimp; cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice.

BARBECUE BACON-WRAPPED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Prepare the shrimp: Mix the basil, cheese and garlic in a bowl. Slice down the back of each shrimp and remove the vein; fill the cut with 1/2 teaspoon of the basil mixture. Wrap each shrimp with 1/2 slice bacon and secure with a toothpick, or tuck the loose end of the bacon under.
• Build a fire (wood or charcoal and wood) for indirect cooking by situating the coals on one side of the grill. When the temperature reaches 400 degrees F, place the shrimp on the grill away from the coals. Close the lid and cook until the bacon is crisp and the shrimp is cooked through, about 14 minutes. Drain on a paper-towel-lined platter.
• Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Dip each shrimp in the sauce and return to the grill away from the coals. Close the lid and allow the sauce to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Serve hot.
• Photograph By Mark Peterson

BARBECUE SHRIMP OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook linguine pasta according to package directions for 'al dente'.
• While pasta is cooking, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until the pieces are crisp.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon of the drippings in the skillet.
• Add chopped onion and saute until tender.
• Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp is cooked through and turns pink.
• Return bacon to the skillet.
• Add the barbecue sauce and cook and stir over medium heat until heated through.
• Drain linguine and place on serving platter.
• Top with shrimp mixture.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SHRIMP WITH ASIAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly grease grill rack. Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium heat.
• Thread shrimp on skewers.
• In small bowl, stir hoisin sauce, ketchup, ginger, five-spice powder, and 1 tablespoon vinegar to make Asian barbecue sauce. Remove 1/4 cup barbecue sauce to ramekin; stir in water and remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar and reserve to use as dipping sauce.
• Brush shrimp with some barbecue sauce from bowl. Place shrimp on hot grill rack and cook 2 minutes. Brush with some sauce; turn and brush with remaining sauce and grill 1 to 2 minutes longer or until shrimp turn opaque throughout. Serve shrimp on skewers over romaine with reserved dipping sauce.

BARBECUE SHRIMP OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion in the drippings until tender. Add shrimp; cook and stir until no longer pink., Return bacon to the skillet. Add barbecue sauce; cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Drain linguine; top with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.

OVEN BARBECUE SHRIMP & SWEET POTATO GRITS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine shrimp with butter, chili sauce, Worcestershire, lemon juice, Sriracha, Creole Seasoning, and garlic and pour into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Toss to coat. Spread the shrimp in single layer. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, stirring and turning shrimp after 8 minutes.
• In the meantime, cook grits according to package directions. Stir in mashed sweet potatoes, butter, salt, and pepper; cook over medium-low heat until heated through. Stir in gouda and thyme.
• Spoon grits onto serving platter. Top with shrimp and sauce. Garnish with thyme sprigs and crumbled bacon.

BARBECUE SHRIMP - NEW ORLEANS STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Rinse the shrimp and shake the excess water from them. Put them in a large skillet (or two) over medium heat, and pour the lemon juice, wine, Worcestershire, and garlic over it. Bring the pan to a light boil and cook, agitating the dish, until the shrimp turn pink.
• 2. Cover the shrimp with a thin but complete layer of black pepper. You must be bold with this. Trust me, it is almost impossible to use too much pepper in this dish. Continue to cook another couple of minutes, then sprinkle the paprika and salt over the pan.
• 3. Lower the heat to the minimum. Cut the butter into tablespoon-size pieces, and add three at a time to the pan, agitating the pan as the butter melts over the shrimp. When one batch is completely melted, add another until all the butter is used. Keep agitating the pan to make a creamy-looking, orange-hued sauce.
• 4. When all the butter is incorporated, serve the shrimp with lots of the sauce in bowls. Serve with hot French bread for dipping. Also plenty of napkins and perhaps bibs.

BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine first 11 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet AND bring to a boil.
• Add shrimp AND cook 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add wine, cook another minute or two until the shrimp are done.
• Serve with bread and lemon wedges.

BARBECUE SHRIMP OVER PASTA RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute onion in the drippings until tender. Add shrimp; cook and stir until no longer pink. Return bacon to the skillet. Add barbecue sauce; cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Drain linguine; top with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

SPICY NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp. Add all of the other ingredients in a saucepan, stir and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let cool. Arrange the shrimp in an oven- proof casserole dish and pour the sauce over the shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake shrimp for 15 - 20 minutes. Serve immediately with crusty French bread, new potatoes and a crisp salad.

NEW ORLEANS BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Put butter in skillet, and turn heat to high; when it melts, add garlic, shrimp and Worcestershire or soy sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick and shrimp uniformly pink, about 5 minutes. If sauce threatens to dry out, add a tablespoon or two of water.
• When shrimp are done, add salt and pepper, then lemon juice. Serve over rice or with bread.