Chef John’s Indoor BBQ Shrimp

Description If the weather puts a damper on your barbeque plans, these indoor barbeque shrimp are so easy and fast. Use the raw, ready-to-peel shrimp that are deveined but still have their shells on (raw, ready-to-peel) to achieve the char-grilled look without worrying about dry shrimp. Ingredients 1 pound extra large shrimp (16-20 per lb.), … Read more

Chef John’s Spicy Shrimp Cakes

Description I love Asian-style fish or shrimp cakes but almost never order them because I find there’s too much filler or ‘binder.’ So if you want to enjoy shrimp cakes in their most pure form, give this recipe a try. It takes just a few minutes if you use your food processor. These little fried … Read more

Chef John’s Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp

Description This grilled garlic and herb shrimp recipe is very easy, IF you can just walk out into the backyard, and pick a handful of your own fresh, green sprigs. However, these are so amazingly delicious, if you don’t have a garden, then do splurge and buy a bunch of all the herbs. And get the … Read more

Chef John’s Shrimp Cocktail

Description Before I knew much about food or dining out, I knew that if they brought shrimp cocktails to the table as an appetizer, we were eating at a ‘fancy’ restaurant. I’m sure I enjoyed the shrimp, but what I really loved was dipping the crackers in the spicy, horseradish-spiked cocktail sauce. Ingredients 3 quarts … Read more