Craving restaurant-style honey walnut shrimp without the soggy batter? This recipe from Calvin Eng’s Salt Sugar MSG uses a light cornstarch coating that stays crisp even tossed in sweet Kewpie mayo sauce. Candied walnuts, blanched broccoli, and a sweet-salty glaze make it worth one ambitious weekend cook.
Ina Garten’s chilled cucumber soup with shrimp is a cool, creamy no-cook summer recipe made with Greek yogurt, cucumbers, dill, lemon, and cooked shrimp. Tangy, herby, and refreshing, it’s an easy make-ahead meal for hot days when turning on the oven feels completely unreasonable.
Ina Garten’s Roasted Shrimp and Orzo is a warm-weather pasta salad worth its reputation. The secret is tossing warm orzo in lemon vinaigrette so it absorbs flavor from the inside out. Roasted shrimp, briny feta, and fresh herbs make it bright and satisfying.
This chile-crisp shrimp and green beans recipe delivers bold, layered flavor in 20 minutes. Instead of store-bought chili crisp, you build a quick infused oil with shallots, garlic, and cinnamon, then cook shrimp marinated in soy, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Peanuts add crunch. Serve over rice or in lettuce wraps.
This roasted shrimp cocktail is Ina’s take on a nostalgic holiday classic. Roasting the shrimp makes them plump, juicy, and deeply flavorful, while a zippy, old-school cocktail sauce keeps things familiar. Low effort, high reward – perfect for New Year’s Eve.
Millie Peartree’s Cajun Shrimp Bowl combines sweet-spicy butter-honey shrimp with cooling cucumber-yogurt sauce, all served over aromatic garlic-coconut rice. This easy weeknight meal balances bold Cajun flavors with creamy coconut and fresh herbs for a perfect dinner that comes together quickly.
Though Nok Suntaranon’s Kalaya’s Southern Thai Kitchen was published only last November, it has already earned a spot as one of my favorite cookbooks! The ingredient lists for some of the sauces, spices, and pastes may be lengthy, but they make a lot and, once prepared and stored in the fridge or freezer, make quick weeknight meals like this Goong Pad Nam Prik Phao (Shrimp & Chili Jam Stir-Fry).
A delectable appetizer featuring crispy, golden shrimp toast with a flavorful topping of shrimp, pork fat, cilantro, scallions, ginger, and sesame oil. Spread on white bread, pan-fried, and sprinkled with sesame seeds, these triangles are an addictive pre-dinner treat.