Best Firecracker Shrimp Recipes

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the apricot preserves, oil, soy sauce and pepper flakes. Thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers., Grill, uncovered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until shrimp turn pink, basting frequently with apricot mixture.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel shrimp, leaving head and tail on. Place barbecue sauce in skillet and set on medium heat. Place shrimp in skillet and cook until they turn pink, approximately 2 minutes on 1 side, and 1 1/2 minutes on the other side. Remove shrimp from skillet and place on plate, pouring any extra sauce from the skillet on top of the shrimp. Drizzle a small amount of horseradish sauce on top of the shrimp and serve.
• Place onions in a food processor with the motor running and then add 1/2 cup of orange juice. In a large pot, melt butter on medium heat and add the onion puree. Add the 1 1/2 cups of orange juice and the rest of the ingredients. Stir and cook on low heat for approximately 25 minutes.
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP ROLL WITH CRAB AIOLI

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, crab, garlic, salt, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and tarragon in a bowl for the crab aioli. Stir to combine and refrigerate until needed.
• Remove tails from shrimp and keep chilled until ready to use.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk buttermilk, hot sauce, chipotle pepper, cayenne, black pepper, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, paprika, and salt together in a shallow dish for the breading.
• Slice partway through each sandwich roll, splitting it open. Scoop out some bread from the top to make room for the filling.
• Toast rolls in the preheated oven until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Soak shrimp in the buttermilk mixture for about 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Spread crab aioli generously over both sides of each roll; top with sliced lettuce.
• Toss shrimp in the breading to coat; shake off any excess. Fry shrimp in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and immediately transfer shrimp onto the rolls. Sprinkle cayenne pepper on top.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP AND RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together the brown sugar, orange juice, hot sauce, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Dry the shrimp well with paper towels and add to a large bowl. Sprinkle the cornstarch over the shrimp and toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Fry the shrimp in the hot oil until pink, about 1 minute per side. Add the ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sauce mixture, rice and scallions and cook until warmed through, about 3 minutes.
• Top with more red pepper flakes, a drizzle of sriracha and cilantro leaves.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP BOWTIES

Steps:

• Get your shrimp running under cold water in a colander for 5 minutes to defrost them. Also put on a big pot of water and salt it for your pasta. While you are waiting for your shrimp to defrost and water to boil, you can start de-stringing your pea pods. This is the only tedious part. Grab the tip of one end and pull the string until it comes out the other end. Do this to all your pea pods and then cut them in half. To deseed your tomato, you cut it in half (with the tomato sitting face up on your cutting board), and then stick your fingers inside and pull out all the juicy seedy parts. Leave all the tomato flesh inside. This will make your sauce taste much better. Put your pasta in the boiling water. De-shell the shrimp once they are defrosted as well as remove the tail. Put a frying pan on medium-high heat with a tablespoon or so of olive oil. Once the pan is nice and hot, throw in your shrimp and season with salt, pepper, chili flakes and garlic powder. They should really only take 1 to 2 minutes to cook. You just want them to have barely turned pink. Remove them from the pan onto a plate and add your pea pods to the frying pan. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the tomatoes and sauté for another 1 or 2 minutes. You can then turn off the heat, add the pesto and a good healthy dose of olive oil. It's an olive oil based sauce so be pretty liberal with it. You can also add your shrimp back to the sauce. Once the pasta has cooked to al dente, drain and add the veggie/shrimp/olive oil sauce. Dish up and serve with French bread slices and sprinkle with a bit of parmesan.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Shell the shrimp, leaving tail shells on.
• Skewer six shrimp on each of eight metal skewers.
• Brush with olive oil.
• To make the dry spice mixture: Combine ingredients and sprinkle over the shrimp on both sides.
• Cook on a hot barbecue grill for 4 minutes each side or until shrimp are pink and tender.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP CUPS

Steps:

• Make the zucchini cups:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a non-stick mini muffin pan with oil or cooking spray.
• Take the shredded zucchini, wrap in a clean dish cloth and bring the edges up to meet. Twist the cloth at the top and squeeze over a sink to remove as much moisture as possible from the zucchini. Unwrap and tip into a large bowl.
• Add the eggs, salt, scallion, dill, parsley and cheese to the bowl. Stir well to mix. Add the breadcrumbs and stir again to combine.
• Divide the mixture among the 24 wells of the prepared mini muffin pan - you should be using about 1 tablespoon of the zucchini mixture for each well.
• Use a teaspoon to press the mixture into cup shapes in the muffin tin, as in the video.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until just starting to turn golden brown around the top edges.
• Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before using a small spatula or butter knife to help you remove the cups to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Make the shrimp:.
• Place the raw shrimp in a large bowl. Add the cornstarch and salt and stir to coat well. Crack in an egg and stir again to coat.
• Half fill a deep frying pan with the canola oil. Heat to 375 degrees F.
• Carefully lower in a few shrimp at a time. Let them cook until light golden brown then flip and cook until the other side is light golden brown.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove the shrimp to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
• Repeat with all the shrimp.
• In a large bowl mix the mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce and hot sauce. Tip the hot shrimp into the bowl and stir to coat.
• Assemble:.
• Place a shrimp in each baked zucchini cup. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately.
• Notes:.
• To give the zucchini cups the best possible texture, use breadcrumbs (as the recipe is written) instead of flour as seen in the video.
• Tools:
• For the most success making the zucchini cups, use this non-stick Wilton 24 cup mini muffin tin: https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-Perfect-Results-Non-Stick-Cupcake/dp/B004EBS16G. If you do not have a non-stick muffin tin, be sure to grease and flour your pan.

P.F.CHANG'S FIRECRACKER SHRIMP (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Cook noodles until al dente.
• Shock in generous amounts of ice water, turning with your hands to speed chilling.
• Drain very well.
• Coat lightly with sesame oil.
• Heat wok, add 1 teaspoon of oil.
• Place shrimp into medium hot oil;slightly undercook.
• Drain wok, wipe out excess oil.
• Add noodles and toss with 3 ounces of Firecracker Shrimp Sauce.
• Mound noodles into a large shallow bowl;clean wok.
• Stir-fry garlic and chili paste, add onions and bell peppers, add 6 ounces of Firecracker Shrimp Sauce and toss quickly.
• Finish with sesame oil.
• Place shrimp and sauce over noodles.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs.

LINGUINE WITH FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mince garlic, grate ginger and place in small bowl with Sherry, oyster sauce, vinegar, chili paste and tomato paste; mix well.
• Rinse peas, and pull out the strings. Wash and trim zucchini and cut into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Put on water for linguine.
• Heat a nonstick skillet to hot; add oil, and reduce heat to medium.
• Stir peas and zucchini into hot oil, and stir fry for about one minute.
• Add the garlic and ginger mixture to the vegetables, and mix well to coat. Remove from heat.
• Cook linguine.
• Wash, trim and slice scallions.
• Return vegetables and sauce to heat, and add shrimp, stirring long enough to heat shrimp through. Season with salt.
• Drain linguine, and stir into sauce, mixing well. Serve sprinkled with scallions.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP TAQUITOS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine sriracha, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk well to combine. Add shrimp to bowl and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Lay the tortilla triangles onto a work surface. Place a shrimp on top of each with the tail extended from the tip of the triangle. Roll up tightly. The tail will stick out from the tortilla. Secure with a toothpick. Store in the refrigerator until ready to fry.
• Heat the oil in a medium size saucepan over high heat. When the temperature reads 350 degrees F on a thermometer it is ready to use. Maintain the temperature by adjusting the heat up or down when necessary.
• Using tongs and working in small batches, carefully place the shrimp in the hot oil. Fry until tortilla is a deep golden brown and the tail of the shrimp curls, about 2 minutes. Remove the toothpick from each and serve with peanut sauce or Thai chili sauce.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Sprinkle shrimp with creole seasoning, salt, pepper and cayenne.
• Cook shrimp in olive oil in a hot skillet just until pink and curled, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and green onions and cook until fragrant.
• Stir in the whipping cream and cook until dish is warmed, stirring frequently.
• Mix in parsley and lemon juice just before serving.
• Serve over pasta or hot cooked rice, if desired.

RETRO FIRECRACKER PRAWN COCKTAIL SHOTS! (SHRIMP COCKTAIL SHOTS)

Steps:

• Calculate how many "shots" you are making, and reserve one prawn (preferably with tail on) for decoration.
• Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Tabasco in a bowl, season to taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
• Take your shot glasses, or small water glasses and line with some mixed salad leaves or lettuce.
• Place about 5 prawns on top of the leaves/lettuce. The amount of prawns depends on what size they are.
• Spoon over your seafood sauce and lightly mix through the prawns.
• Sprinkle with the crushed pink peppercorns and cayenne pepper, and garnish with a prawn over the edge of the glass.
• A lemon wedge can be added as well - but I find it is fiddly to deal with whilst slurping cocktails, and the sauce should be lemony enough!

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP TACOS

Steps:

• Shrimp:.
• In a shallow baking dish or bowl whisk together the cornstarch, salt and pepper. Toss shrimp to thoroughly coat.
• In a heavy bottomed pot heat oil to 350 degrees.
• Working in batches fry the shrimp until golden brown about 1-2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
• Toss the shrimp in half of the sauce.
• Build tacos with shrimp, cabbage, cilantro and squeeze of lime juice. Drizzle remaining firecracker sauce on top.
• Firecracker sauce:.
• Whisk all ingredients together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

AUNT BARBRA'S FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Melt butter in dutch oven over medium heat.
• Saute onion, celery, green onion and garlic in skillet until transparent.
• Add shrimp, saute 4 or 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 15 minutes.
• Serve over hot angel hair pasta.
• The prep/cook time is a rough estimate and will vary on your shrimp and how much cleaning/thawing is required. Also not included is the angel hair pasta.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Place the ingredients for the mash in a food processor or blender and blend until a smooth paste forms (probably about 1 minute).
• Place in a covered dish with the shrimp and marinate at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.
• Heat the tablespoon of olive oil and saute the shrimp until pink.
• Use the lemon juice to deglaze the pan, and season the shrimp with salt as needed.
• If desired, you can garnish with thinly sliced avocado, sprigs of cilantro, or cherry tomatoes.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP WITH SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine marinade ingredients in bowl, marinate shrimp for 20 minutes. 2. Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel. Wrap each shrimp in a eggroll/springroll wrapper half. Seal with cornstarch paste. 3. Fry in hot oil (375) for 3 minutes, until golden brown and shrimp is cooked through. Serve with sweet chili sauce for dipping.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP WITH COOL CREAMY LIME LINGUINE

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, lime zest, and lime juice; set aside.
• 2. In a large saucepan, bring 2 - 3 quarts of water to a rolling boil over high heat. Add in the linguine, and salt to taste, and cook according to package directions to al dente. Remove and set aside 1/2 cup of pasta water; drain pasta; set aside.
• 3. In the same saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-low heat. Add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add in the pasta, toss. Add in the yogurt mixture and white wine, mix to combine. Add in the Asiago cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, mix to combine and allow the cheese to melt. Add in some of the pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to loosen mixture.
• 4. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season the shrimp with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add shrimp to skillet and cook until pink and cooked through, approximately 2 minutes. Add in the adobo sauce, mix to combine.
• 5. To serve, divide the pasta evenly between two serving plates, creating a well in the center of the pasta, evenly divide the shrimp and place into the well in the center of the pasta. Serve with lime wedges.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients in a shallow bowl or zip lock bag.
• Add the shrimp tossing to coat.
• place in fridge for 15-30 minutes.
• Lay out your wrappers.
• Place one shrimp on each wrapper, fold 1 corner over the shrimp & roll,wrapping tightly, moisten remaining point with flour/water mixture & seal it over the roll.
• Repeat with remaining shrimp wraps.
• Heat about 1 inch of oil in a cast iron frying pan over medium high heat.
• Fry a few rolls at a time turning once till golden brown, this only takes a couple of minutes as shrimp cook quickly.
• Serve hot with sweet & sour sauce.
• Can be made with smaller shrimp & wonton wrappers.

FIRECRACKER SHRIMP TAQUITOS

Steps:

• 1.In a mixing bowl, combine sriracha, soy sauce, sesame oil, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper. Whisk well to combine. Add shrimp to bowl and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. 2.Lay the tortilla triangles onto a work surface. Place a shrimp on top of each with the tail extended from the tip of the triangle. Roll up tightly. The tail will stick out from the tortilla. Secure with a toothpick. Store in the refrigerator until ready to fry. 3.Heat the oil in a medium size saucepan over high heat. When the temperature reads 350degrees F on a thermometer it is ready to use. Maintain the temperature by adjusting the heat up or down when necessary. 4.Using tongs and working in small batches, carefully place the shrimp in the hot oil. Fry until tortilla is a deep golden brown and the tail of the shrimp curls, about 2 minutes. Remove the toothpick from each and serve with peanut sauce or Thai chili sauce.

MACARONI AND CHEESE WITH FIRECRACKER SHRIMP?

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat;add salt and dry pasta.
• 3. Return to a boil and cook 6 to 8 minutes,or until al dente.
• 4. Drain in a colander,return the pasta to the pot and stir in 1 tablespoon margarine.Toss in mozzarella,sharp cheddar and monterey jack cheeses and set aside.
• 5. To make a sauce,add 4 tablespoons margarine and garlic to a 2-quart saucepan and heat over medium heat,for 2 minutes,or until margarine is melted and garlic is softened.Add flour and stir continuously,using a whisk,to combine.
• 6. Continue to cook over a medium heat and gradually whisk in the milk and cream.Stir continuously to prevent scorching;cook 6 to 8 minutes,or until starting to thicken.Remove from heat,and stir in black pepper and 1 cup parmesan cheese.
• 7. To make Firecracker Shrimp:pour canola oil into a large skillet over medium-low heat,add shrimps,season with old bay seasoning,saute until golden brown for 5 minutes.Transfer to a paper towel- filled plate,discard excess oil.
• 8. Put the cooked shrimps onto a large bowl,add honey mustard,italian dressing,sriracha,ground ginger,brown sugar and red pepper flakes,mix together until blended.
• 9. Pour the sauce over the pasta,add firecracker shrimps and stir until well combined.Pour the pasta mixture into a baking dish.
• 10. Toss bread crumbs and remaining parmesan cheese together and sprinkle with pasta.Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown,about 30 minutes.