Smoked Spanish Paprika and Cumin Spiced Barbecued Shrimp
Summer is here. That means it’s time to get your grill fired up. Gas or charcoal, take your pick.
One question that sits on my mind is, “What to barbecue?” I could do a plain old hamburger or steak, but I wanted something more exciting that would combine some of my personal favorite spices to bring out rich flavors. And then, it hit me. What could be better than having sweet shrimp sizzling in a smoked Spanish paprika butter sauce right on the grill?
Ingredients
For The Shrimp:
2 Pounds of Uncooked Shrimp with the Shell On
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Pepper
2 tsp. Ground Cumin
1 tbs. Smoked Spanish Paprika
For the Sauce:
Olive Oil
1/2 Large Sliced Red Onion
3 Cloves of Chopped Garlic
4 tbs. Butter
2 tbs. Smoked Spanish Paprika
Steps
First, prepare the butter sauce by heating up a large sauce pan with enough olive oil to sauté the onion and garlic. Keep the temperature at medium high heat and place in the butter until it melts completely. Finally, add in the smoked Spanish paprika into the sauce. Keep stirring everything together. Remove the sauce pan from the stove top and set it aside while you prepare the shrimp.
Next, clean and peel the shrimp. In a large bowl, combine the shrimp, salt, pepper, cumin, and smoked Spanish paprika.
Add the butter sauce into the bowl and toss the shrimp. Make sure the shrimp gets a generous coating from the sauce.
It’s time to get your grill fired up. Cook the shrimp for two minutes on each side. Grilling the shrimp adds a touch smokiness flavor which complement the spices. You can pair the shrimp with a mango salsa for a finishing touch.
Looks A-mazing! Grilled shrimp are so sweet and juicy. Hard to resist.
That looks fantastic! The grilled shrimp look so juicy. Do you have a recipe for the mango salsa too? Keep up the gorgeous photos.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I need a new way to prepare shrimp. I imagine you could do these on skewers as well? We’ll be adding this to the menu!
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Hey Candy,
I’ll write up the Mango Salsa recipe soon. I’ll be sure to send you a copy.
Hi Casey,
You can use skewers for the shrimp. We just didn’t have any handy when we cooked this batch. Enjoy!
Very nice,
You could use rosemary branches as skewers.
That’s good idea Nate. I haven’t thought about that.
I just posted my recipe for the Mango Avocado Salsa that I paired with my Barbecued Shrimp Recipe. Feel free to check it out and let me know what you think.
Mango Avocado Salsa Recipe
The first picture on the topic is amazing, and so does the flavor. So when I come and see you guys again I’m expecting this :).