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What to cook with shrimp
Shrimp cooks in minutes and makes any plate feel like an occasion. Garlic butter, fried rice, a quick curry — shrimp is the fastest route from an almost-empty fridge to something that tastes like a plan.
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Best shrimp recipe ideas
12 min
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Shrimp seared fast in garlic butter with lemon and parsley.
20 min
Shrimp Fried Rice
The takeaway favourite, better at home with day-old rice.
18 min
Shrimp & Broccoli Stir-Fry
Bright, garlicky and on the table in under 20 minutes.
10 min
Shrimp Egg Scramble
Soft eggs folded with sweet shrimp and spring onion.
Shrimp cooking tips
- Shrimp are done the moment they curl into a C — an O means overcooked.
- Pat shrimp bone-dry before the pan or they steam instead of searing.
- Defrost frozen shrimp in cold water for 15 minutes; never at room temperature for hours.