Name: Lemon Pepper Garlic Shrimp
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 9 min
Ingredients: 1 lb. shrimp (or 500 g. peeled and deveined); 2 tsp. garlic (minced); 1 tsp. black pepper; 2 tbsp. butter (for skillet frying); 1 tbsp. olive oil (for skillet frying); 1 tsp. olive oil or butter (for air frying); Salt to taste; 1 lemon; spring onion greens and lemon slices

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This spicy garlic butter shrimp with no breading recipe is buttery and tasty. It is super flavorful and turns out so good in the air fryer with very little butter/oil.

I love shrimp, and this is a good recipe if you have good shrimp at hand. Air fryer fried shrimp are wonderfully low in Calories too.

You can have this as it is for dinner or pair it with some tasty coconut rice.

It is a paleo as well as keto recipe that is high protein and super nutritious.

Do try this delicious air fryer shrimp fajitas.

Delicious garlic butter shrimp served on a plate

You can omit the butter and use only olive oil if you like it that way or you are going dairy free.

This is a very versatile recipe as you can have it as an appetizer by serving it with a dip. You can also pair garlic butter shrimp with rice.

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Peel, devein and wash the shrimp.

Bowls of shrimp, pepper, minced garlic, lemon juice and salt.

Add together minced garlic, fresh pepper powder along with salt and lemon juice.

Rub it on shrimp and keep aside. You can cook it right away or marinate for half an hour.

For Skillet Cooking

Heat butter and oil in a skillet on medium heat.

Add the marinated shrimp and cook on both sides till nice and browned. Don’t overcook the shrimp.

Lemon pepper shrimp being cooked in a skillet.

It takes only about 1- 2 minutes on each side for the shrimp to curl up and turn pink.

They will get a nice brown colour too.

Spoon the leftover sauce on the shrimp and serve with lemon slices and chopped spring onion greens.

You could also serve with a dip.

For Air Fryer Cooking

Brush marinated shrimp with 1 tsp. olive oil or butter.

Preheat the Air fryer at 180 C or 360 F for 5 minutes.

Lay the shrimp in the Air fryer basket after brushing it with oil.

For medium shrimp, air fry for 5 minutes and they are done.

If your shrimp are bigger, they may need a bit more time. Make sure not to overcook.

Cooked shrimp on the black Air fryer basket.

Serve your airfried shrimp with dip. It's super delicious.

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Air fried lemon pepper shrimp on a black plate

Lemon Pepper Garlic Shrimp

Rachna Parmar

This is a super easy and spicy lemon pepper garlic shrimp recipe. These air fried shrimp are healthy and delicious or try the skillet version. These are paleo and keto friendly. Do try.

4.99 from 56 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 9

Course Accompaniment | Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 214 kcal

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Ingredients

1 lb. shrimp or 500 g. peeled and deveined
2 tsp. garlic minced
1 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsp. butter for skillet frying
1 tbsp. olive oil for skillet frying
1 tsp. olive oil or butter for air frying
Salt to taste
1 lemon

Garnish

spring onion greens and lemon slices