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Easy grilled shrimp with marinade and seasoning of paprika, honey, butter and lemon. The best grilled shrimp recipe that takes only 15 minutes to make using an indoor or outdoor grill.
Grilled Shrimp Recipe
One of the easiest ways to cook shrimp is grilling, especially during spring and summer months.
You can use all kinds of marinade to marinate shrimp.
I personally love seasoning that pack a punch of spicy kick and flavors.
This recipe is the best, juicy and absolutely delicious and best served with succulent grilled oysters.
If you prefer a sauteed version, check out my sauteed shrimp recipe!
Grilled Shrimp Ingredients
- Shrimp
- Unsalted butter
Grilled Shrimp Marinade
For this recipe, I used the following ingredients as marinade:
- Unsalted butter
- Smoked paprika
- Honey
- Lemon or lime juice
- Salt
The taste is spicy, sweet, savory and citrusy.
Please refer to the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details on each ingredient.
How To Grill Shrimp
You can use an indoor grill or an outdoor grill to cook shrimp on the grill.
Both methods deliver delicious results but external grill lends mouthwatering smoky aromas.
Step 1. Rinse the shrimp under cold running water. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
Step 2. Marinate the shrimp with all the ingredients for the grilled shrimp marinade. Stir to mix well and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
Step 3. Fire up the grill. Place the shrimp over direct heat and grill for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Turn the shrimp and grill for another 1-2 minutes. Flip again and grill until fully cooked, for a total of about 5 minutes.
Step 4. Remove the grilled shrimp from the grill and serve immediately.
Cooking Tips
For the best results, please follow my cooking tips below:
- Size does matter when it comes to shrimp. Get jumbo shrimp or tiger prawn if you can find them in the stores.
- You may use shell-on or EZ peel shrimp.
- Do not overcook or else the shrimp will turn rubbery.
- Rinse the shrimp with cold running water and pat dry with paper towels before adding marinade ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you sure can.
You may “grill” on stovetop using a cast-iron grill pan.
It takes 5 minutes to cook shrimp on grill, if you are using direct heat.
If you’re using indirect heat to BBQ, it will take about 10 minutes.
Yes, absolutely.
Just assemble the shrimps with shredded cabbage on a corn or flour tortilla and you will have amazing tacos.
This recipe is only 214 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Grilled Shrimp
Serve this recipe with side dishes or an accompaniment such as Mango Chutney. For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail-on
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, for grilling
Grilled Shrimp Marinade
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice , or lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Rinse the shrimp under cold running water. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
- Marinate the shrimp with all the ingredients for the grilled shrimp marinade. Stir to mix well and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
- Fire up the grill. Place the shrimp over direct heat and grill for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Turn the shrimp and grill for another 1-2 minutes. Flip again and grill until fully cooked, for a total of about 5 minutes.
- Remove the grilled shrimp from the grill and serve immediately.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hello, would it make a huge difference to not use smoked paprika? I only have sweet paprika.
It’s fine.
The only marinade I use now for shrimp. It is absolutely the best.
Thanks Marian.
So you buy frozen shrimp and let it thaw or fresh shrimp ?
Either is fine.
I buy frozen xlarge at Kroger. Usa wild caught pink shrimp.
Love these grilled shrimp, tasty.
Can I make this in an oven?
Yes, you sure can. Just set your oven to broil (550F) and broil for just 2-3 minutes. They cook very fast.
Hi Bee,
Is the shrimp marinade time about 10–15 minutes? Wasn’t clear on that.
Thank you,
DB
Grilled shrimp looks so yummy!