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Easy Shrimp Recipe with Cumin and Smoked Paprika

Delightly flavorful way to prepare shrimp. This is so easy you can make it in about 10 minutes. Serve it with an easy side dish.
Course Seafood, Seafood main dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy shrimp recipe, shrimp with cumin and smoked paprika
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 164kcal
Author Joe Boyle

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs. large shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined, tail off,
  • 4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, slivered
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin,
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1 fresh lemon, for juice
  • fresh chopped parsley, for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large skillet on low heat add olive oil and slivered garlic. Cook until the garlic starts to brown, 3 minutes.
  • Add the cumin and smoked paprika and stir into the oil and garlic. Cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add the shrimp in one layer and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Turn the shrimp with a fork or tongs and cook the second side for 1 to 2 minutes until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat. Serve the shrimp warm with a drizzle of lemon juice and garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes

  1. Use level teaspoons of the cumin and smoked paprika. They are both powerful spices and can become overpowering.
  2. If some of the shrimp seem cooked through and others do not yet, turn the heat off and keep the shrimp in the skillet to finish with residual heat.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcal