Shrimp are very good on their own - boiled, fried or baked. But sometimes you want something more interesting, so keep 20 recipes on how to cook shrimp in different ways. Collected salads, snacks, hot dishes and soups!
1. Shrimp with cabbage
Add ginger, chili, or lemongrass as desired.
You will need: 500 g of shrimp, 1 head of cabbage, 100 ml of rice vinegar, 4 tsp sugar, 1 bunch of cilantro, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 onion, spices.
Preparation: Fry the onion until golden and add coarsely chopped cabbage to it. Simmer everything together, add garlic, soy sauce and spices, and simmer for another 5-7 minutes. After that, pour in the rice vinegar and sugar, add the shrimp and mix again. After another 5 minutes, sprinkle with cilantro and remove from heat.
2. Cheese soup with shrimps
When serving, add herbs or croutons.
You will need: 15 shrimps, 400 g of cheese, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 4 potatoes, spices.
Preparation: Coarsely chop all vegetables and lightly fry. Melt the cheese in boiling water, add vegetables to it and boil until tender. Grind everything with a blender, season and put the separately fried shrimps into the soup.
3. Salad with shrimps and vegetables
You can add a couple of chili rings for spice.
You will need: 300 g of shrimp, 1 bunch of lettuce leaves, 3 tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 1 pepper, olive oil, lemon, 3 tablespoons of sesame seeds.
Preparation: Coarsely chop all the vegetables, cut the salad fox into pieces, and boil the shrimp in salted water for 5 minutes after boiling. Sprinkle the salad with oil and lemon juice, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
4. Rice with shrimps and omelet
Great dish hot and cold.
You will need: 16 large shrimp, 2 cups of boiled rice, 2 cups of frozen vegetable mixture, 3 eggs, 4 cloves of garlic.
Preparation: Fry the shrimp with garlic over high heat, fry the vegetables separately, and mix everything with the rice. Beat the eggs, fry a thin omelet, cut into strips and add to the dish too.
5. Shrimp corn soup
For decoration, greens, chili and canned corn are suitable.
You will need: 200 g of shrimp, 1 can of corn, 5 tablespoons of butter, 2 glasses of milk, 2 glasses of water, 2 tablespoons of flour, spices.
Preparation: Whisk the corn in a blender, add water and heat, stirring occasionally. Fry the flour in butter, pour in warm milk and stir so that there are no lumps. Combine both mixtures, bring the soup to a boil, add shrimp and spices, and boil until tender.
6. Shrimp and grapefruit salad
An amazing snack to surprise your guests.
You will need: 500 g of shrimp, 200 g of lettuce, 1 grapefruit, 1 avocado, 1 teaspoon each of soy sauce, honey, olive oil and Dijon mustard, spices.
Preparation: Boil the shrimp until tender, and peel the grapefruit from all films and cut. Add avocado cubes and leaves, toss lettuce and fields with soy sauce, butter, honey and spiced mustard.
7. Shrimp in pesto sauce
We will tell you how to cook not only shrimp, but also the sauce itself.
You will need: 1 kg of shrimp, 7 cloves of garlic, chili, 30 g of butter, 80 g of Parmesan, 50 ml of 30% cream, 50 g of parsley, 30 g of basil, 50 ml of olive oil, 1 tbsp of lemon juice, spices.
Preparation: Place the herbs, olive oil, lemon sauce and half the garlic in a blender and beat. Fry the remaining garlic and chili in butter, add shrimp and pesto there, and after a couple of minutes pour in the cream. Stew until tender, season the dish, and at the end sprinkle with grated cheese.
8. Risotto with shrimps
The classic recipe uses arborio rice.
You will need: 230 g of shrimp, 200 g of onion, 5 cups of broth, 3/4 cup of white wine, 6 tablespoons of butter, 2 cloves of garlic, a pinch of chili, 1.5 cups of rice, 2.5 tablespoons of chopped parsley.
Preparation: Mix the broth and 1/4 cup of wine and bring to a boil. Melt a third of the butter and fry the shrimp with garlic and pepper on it. Pour in the rest of the wine, fry for another 2 minutes and drain the liquid. Melt the remaining butter separately, fry the onion in it until golden brown, add the rice and stir.