Here are some recipes for spicy shrimp appetizers you must try:

Mighty Hot, Spicy Shrimp

Spicy Cajun Shrimp

Spicy Stuffed Shrimp

Spicy Marinade Shrimp Appetizer

Quick and Spicy Garlic Shrimp

When serving a spicy shrimp appetizer, a pretty visual presentation goes a long way to delighting guests. So being creative with some garnishes is a great idea. Some examples you can try are the following:

– Border the dish with leaves of fresh lettuce around the shrimp, and place cherry tomatoes and/or small leaves of mint or basil.

– Serve with small, fresh cuts of fruits such as orange, strawberry, lemon or lime.

Ingredients:
2 pounds of shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon crushed red chili peppers
2 tablespoons hot sauce of your choice

Directions:
Mix everything but the shrimp together. Pour and coat over the shrimp and leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes at most.

Place in the oven at 400 degrees for around 8-10 minutes
or until the shrimp is no longer transluscent

This is one of many delicious spicy shrimp appetizers.

Ingredients:
2 pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 lemon’s worth of fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning

Directions:
Mix everything but the shrimp together. Pour and coat

over the shrimp and leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes at most.

Place in the oven at 400 degrees for around 8-10 minutes
or until the shrimp is no longer transluscent

This is one of many delicious spicy shrimp appetizers.

Ingredients:

2 pounds fresh or frozen shrimp peeled and deveined (tails intact)
1/4 cup minced chile pepper
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons minced cilantro
2 tablespoons minced chives
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 cloves crushed garlic
Salt and pepper, as you prefer

Directions:

If you’re using frozen shrimp, thaw first.
Then boil 4 cups of water in a large saucepan. Cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes or until it is no longer transluscent.

Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a large plastic bag or covered container. Mix well then add the shrimp. Toss until well-coated. Seal it all together and leave marinating in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
Remove shrimp and discard remaining marinade.

This is one of many delicious spicy shrimp appetizers

Ingredients
12 jumbo sized shrimp peeled and deveined (tails intact)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 crushed garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon steak seasoning
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh, chopped parsley

Directions
Warm up a large skillet in a medium high fire.
Add to the skillet: olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and shrimp.
Season with grill seasoning or salt & pepper.
Cook shrimp 3 minutes or until no longer transluscent.
Remove from skillet.
In a separate container, toss it all together with lemon zest and juice, & chopped parsley.
Remove shrimp to a serving platter, removing the garlic cloves and any extra juice.

This is one of many delicious spicy shrimp appetizers

After you’ve prepared your shrimp by peeling and de-veining it, you can grill them over a medium fire and they should be done in about 5 to 7 minutes (half on each side). The sure way to know if your shrimp is ready, however, is to check if it’s color has changed. Before cooking, the shrimp should have a blueish-grey color, and while being cooked the shrimp should change from this blueish-grey to pink. Once it’s entire surface has turned pink (the insides will be white though) you can be certain it’s ready. Remember to flip the shrimp once while grilling it and to remove it from the fire as soon as it is ready (so as to not overcook).

Since it takes so little time to grill shrimp, I advise you to keep a watch on them and flip around the 3 minute mark (no later). They’ll be ready fast and you don’t wanna be distracted and accidentally ruin the meat. I use an open grill because it’s really not necessary to use the cover for such a short cooking period, plus I can keep an more watchful eye on them. Another way to make sure you don’t overcook is to grill 1 extra shrimp and use it as a taste-test when you think they are becoming ready.

Well, that’s it for “How long does it take to grill shrimp”. And if you’ll be grilling, check out some of the other blog posts for tips and recipes. Marinating and seasoning is extremely important with shrimp!