Easy Jumbo Shrimp Recipe
This jumbo shrimp recipe is ready in 20 minutes and bursting with flavor. It’s pan-seared with savory spices and served with an herby chimichurri sauce!
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4

Ingredients 8
- 1 pound jumbo shrimp ( 21 to 25 count); for medium to large shrimp see Notes
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons salted butter or olive oil
- Chimichurri , for serving
Method 4
- 01
Make the Chimichurri Sauce .
- 02
Pat the shrimp dry. Remove the top part of the shell down to the tail (if the shrimp is in the shell). In a medium bowl, mix the shrimp with the garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and kosher salt .
- 03
In a large skillet, heat the butter on medium high heat. Cook the jumbo shrimp for 3 to 4 minutes per side until opaque and cooked through and the internal temperature is 135°F, turning them with tongs. Remove to a plate and allow the shrimp to sit for 2 minutes (which increases the temperature to 145°F).
- 04
Serve immediately, dolloped with spoonfuls of chimichurri sauce.
Provenance
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