Spitfire Shrimp

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Tailgate Greats

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (66)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings for snacking

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

Seasoning:

1 lime, juiced
2 ounces (1/4 cup) hot cayenne pepper sauce
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon crab boil seasoning

Shrimp:

4 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2 shallots, chopped
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
2 pounds jumbo shrimp peeled and de-veined*
12 to 15 blades fresh chives, chopped, for garnish

Directions

*Ask for easy-peel raw deveined shrimp at seafood counter of market

Preheat large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

Combine lime juice, hot sauce, cumin, red pepper flakes and seafood seasoning blend.

Quickly saute garlic and shallots in oil and butter for 1 minute, add shrimp and cook 3 minutes, tossing and turning frequently. Dump pink, firm, cooked shrimp from hot pan into hot seasoning blend and toss in seasoning mixture to coat shrimp evenly. Garnish with chopped chives. Serve warm or chilled.

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Reynald Queens, NY 01-28-2010
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Easy and quick
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

the spiciness is on point. I've made it w/ pasta because i don't see myself eating it just like this
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SAM New York, NY 01-18-2010
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Easy and tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this close to the recipe, adjusting ingredients for 1 lb shrimp instead of 2. Used regular tabasco for the pepper... sauce. I tasted the sauce beforehand and thought it was too tart because of the lime juice. I had some chipotles in adobo sauce leftover and just added like 1 tbsp of the sauce to Rachel's sauce mixture. It seemed to go well. After putting on the shrimp and tasting it, it was great -- Not sure if the adobo sauce was necessary. When the sauce was dispersed over all the shrimp, it was surprisingly tasty, surprising because it was so simple. THANKS RACHEL!Read more
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Stacie Flanders, NJ 01-09-2010
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Extra spicy but delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just made this tonight for dinner. Very spicy but very good! Next time I will cut back on the cumin and add more garlic but... for a first time around it was a winner!Read more
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Tim tampa, FL 01-09-2010
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Simple, but nothing special
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Very easy and quick to make, but a top recipe of the year? Not in my opinion, basically boiled shrimp with hot sauce, boring... texture, shrimp were just wet. I will agree with people on the sauce--very good and same recipe could be used for many other things. Worthwhile if you have people who love spicy and shrimp and not a lot of time, but Iif you want to impress maybe find a recipe that breads the shrimp or grills it for some crunch on the outside. Read more
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Andrea Naples, FL 01-08-2010
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This shrimp rocks!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Loved It! I used Cholula orginal hot sauce and Old Bay seasoning. It's got it kick, but it's easy to tone it down if you... want. I served it with angel hair pasta, but it's very versatile as an app or part of a main meal. Thanks RR for another simple recipe that's yummo!Read more
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MARIA Newport News, VA 01-05-2010
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GREAT Spicy Shrimp dish !!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe. Very very simple - yet very flavorful. The sauce in this recipe is fantastic and I'll use it on many... dishes. Would be great to dip chicken strips in. For the cayenne pepper sauce I used Tapatio hot sauce and used Old Bay for the crab boil seasoning (both in any grocery). It is spicy - which I love, but the flavor is bold and ...well simply great. I made this the day after New Years and we ate it all - at once. The recipe produces more sauce than is pictured, which is great because I was spooining it up with the shrimp. Some Indian Naan would be good for dipping in the sauce - but a spoon works just as well. Thanks Rachel!!!Read more