Cilantro Shrimp Recipes

CILANTRO LIME SHRIMP

Steps:

• Season the shrimp with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Heat up a cast-iron skillet, add the olive oil, garlic and lightly saute before adding the shrimp. Stir and cook until the shrimp is half cooked. Add the cilantro, butter, stir to combine well with the shrimp. Add the lime juice and continue to cook the shrimp. Turn off the heat when the lime juice dries up and the shrimp is nicely cooked and slightly charred on the surface. Serve immediately with some fresh lime wedges.

CILANTRO LIME SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix first 9 ingredients; toss with shrimp. Let stand 15 minutes., Thread shrimp and lime slices onto 4 metal or soaked wooden skewers. Grill, covered, over medium heat until shrimp turn pink, 2-4 minutes per side.

GARLIC CILANTRO SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons olive oil, garlic, lime juice, chili powder, salt, and cilantro and pour over shrimp. Mix until all the shrimp are coated. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes, or up to 8 hours.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, warm remaining tablespoon olive oil. Add onions and cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add coated shrimp and cook on one side until pink, about 45 seconds, then flip over. Cook until shrimp is cooked through, about 1 minute more.
• Serve immediately with extra cilantro, if desired.

SESAME CILANTRO SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon dressing over medium heat. Add shrimp; cook and stir 1 minute., Stir in remaining dressing; cook, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 1-2 minutes longer. To serve, squeeze lime juice over top; sprinkle with cilantro. If desired, serve with rice.

GARLIC, CILANTRO, AND LIME SAUTEED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion, garlic, salt, and pepper in hot oil until onion is soft and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Stir shrimp into onion mixture; saute until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 2 minutes per side. Season with salt and pepper. Add cilantro and lime juice; toss to coat.

CILANTRO SHRIMP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Stir in flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, to make a golden brown roux.
• Add onions, celery, jalapeno and garlic.
• Cook 3 minutes.
• Gradually stir in clam juice (or shrimp broth).
• Add cilantro, salt and pepper.
• Cook 1 more minute.
• Add shrimp and toss to coat.
• Cover skillet and cook 3 minutes, or until shrimp is pink and no longer translucent.
• Remove from heat, add lime juice and season to taste. (Tabasco is our preferred seasoning)
• Serve immediately with cooked rice or angel hair pasta.

SHRIMP IN CILANTRO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine tomatillos, chiles, 4 garlic cloves, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a 4-quart saucepan and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until tomatillos are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. (Chiles will not be tender.)
• While tomatillos are simmering, peel and devein shrimp. Rinse and pat dry, then toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Working in batches if necessary, purée tomatillo mixture, oil, and cilantro in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Force through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids.
• Heat butter in a deep 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then add remaining 4 garlic cloves, 2 cups tomatillo sauce, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer. Add shrimp and simmer, stirring, 2 minutes. Add remaining sauce and simmer, stirring, until shrimp are just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• *Available at Latino markets and many supermarkets.

CILANTRO-LIME BAKED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine oil, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, seasoning, and cayenne in the bowl of a food processor; blend well. Toss with shrimp in a bowl. Transfer into a glass 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Process toasted bread in a food processor until crumbed. Top shrimp with bread crumbs and spray with a generous coating of cooking spray.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and shrimp are bright pink, about 15 minutes.

CRISPY CILANTRO-CHILE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine the cilantro, garlic, chile, 2 tablespoons oil, ginger, lime juice, turmeric, garam masala, cumin, coriander, cayenne and 2 teaspoons salt in a blender. Purée, using a wooden spoon or the blender wand to help combine ingredients if necessary. Scrape the puréed mixture into a bowl. Add the shrimp and use your hands or a spatula to evenly combine. Marinate for up to 1 hour in the refrigerator, if possible, or proceed immediately to Step 2.
• Dredge the shrimp: Pour the farina onto a lipped plate or into a large shallow bowl and season with two generous pinches of salt; toss to combine. Let the marinade cling to the shrimp, then dredge the shrimp in the farina, patting the farina onto each shrimp to adhere, and carefully shaking off any excess crumbs. Place the dredged shrimp on a parchment- or foil-lined sheet pan.
• Heat ¼ cup of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Working in 2 or 3 batches, depending on the size of your pan and the size of your shrimp, lay the shrimp in the pan in one layer and fry without disturbing until the shrimp are deeply golden brown on one side, about 3 to 4 minutes. Gently flip with tongs or a spatula and fry until golden brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove the shrimp to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt. (If any large shards of coating come off the shrimp, remove them from the oil, and serve with the shrimp.) Wipe the skillet clean of crumbs with a paper towel and add more oil to the pan as necessary to maintain the amount, and repeat the pan-frying process with the remaining shrimp. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

CILANTRO MARINATED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat broiler. If using an electric oven, place rack on top level and heat to broil/high.
• Puree lime juice, oil, cilantro and peppers in a blender until smooth. Toss shrimp in this mixture and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Place shrimp in single layer in 12 1/2-by-14 1/2-by-2-inch roasting pan.
• Broil 1 1/2 minutes. Turn each shrimp and broil another 1 1/2 minutes. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
• Sprinkle with salt. Using a toothpick, stick a cilantro leaf on top of each shrimp. Serve on a platter with wedges of lime. Serve hot, chilled or at room temperature.