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.
You may also like air fryer Cajun shrimp, Air fryer Tempura Shrimp and crispy coconut shrimp in air fryer.
Do try this delicious air fryer shrimp fajitas.
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.
Step-by-step Pictures
Peel, devein and wash the shrimp.
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.
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.
Serve your airfried shrimp with dip. It's super delicious.
Here's the recipe card:
📖 Recipe Card
Lemon Pepper Garlic Shrimp
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
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Instructions
- Peel, devein and wash the prawns.
- Add together minced garlic, fresh pepper powder along with salt and lemon juice. Rub it on shrimp and keep aside.
For Air fryer
- Brush the shrimp with 1 tsp. olive oil or butter.
- Preheat the Air fryer at 180 C or 360 F for 5 minutes. Lay the prawns in the Air fryer basket after brushing it with oil. For medium prawns, air fry for 5 minutes and they are done.
- Serve your pepper garlic shrimp with dip, lemon slices and chopped spring onion greens. It's super delicious.
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.
- 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.
Notes
2. Remember to take the shrimp off the pan quickly because they will continue to cook even after you take them off the heat. They MUST NOT overcook. 3. This is a spicy recipe. If you want less heat, reduce the black pepper.
4. To make this recipe dairy free, just use olive oil in place of butter.
Nutrition
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Melinda says
One pot meals FTW! Looks delicious and easy so I am definitely going to try it!
Biana says
This shrimp looks amazing! Adding it to my meal prep rotation.
Dianne says
Had them for dinner last night...absolutely delicious
Rachna says
Thank you Dianne. So glad to hear that you loved them.
Shelia says
Can't wait to try in my Air Fryer.