Jamaican Peppered Shrimp
Jamaican Peppered Shrimp is a savory spicy shrimp dish cooked in 2 ways with peeled headless shrimp or unpeeled head-on shrimp in sauce or dry sauce.
Servings 3
Calories 310kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound large head-on shrimp (or headless peeled & devined)
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black ground pepper
- 1 lemon sliced thinly
- ½ cup water or broth
- 15 parsley leaves
- 2 – 3 tablespoons green onion chopped for garnish
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a pan over medium heat, melt butter then add olive oil.
- Saute onion until soft.
- Add garlic. Cook until golden.
- Stir-in thyme, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and ground pepper.
- Add shrimp. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add water or broth, lemon slices or juice and parsley.
- Simmer on medium – high heat until sauce is reduced and shrimp is cooked through.
- Season with salt and add green onions for garnish.
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Notes
Original recipe calls for 1 scotch bonnet pepper habanero diced instead of cayenne pepper. If you don’t like it too spicy then add a whole habanero or whole jalapeno (not diced).
If you like sauce, cook in medium heat and simmer until shrimp is cooked through or you can also add another ¼ cup water or broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 391mg | Sodium: 1186mg | Potassium: 309mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1116IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 4mg