Cajun Butter Shrimp

The best cajun butter shrimp recipe is bursting with flavor and so easy to make – from fridge to fork in under 15 minutes.

This cajun shrimp is good and so easy – slightly spicy, slightly smoky, and bursting with flavor!

This recipe is naturally keto and low carb, as well as low calorie. It works in a wide variety of dishes – from salads and wraps to sandwiches, over steaks, and more!

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How to Make Shrimp With No Fishy Taste

If you've steered clear from cooking shrimp in the past because of a fishy flavor, we have the best tips to help cut down on any fishy taste for good fresh shrimp every time you make them!

Don't overcook.

Many people are afraid of not cooking shrimp enough – and accidentally overcook in the process.

Shrimp is a light and delicate seafood – and tastes the most fresh when cooked through – but as shrimp overcooks, a fishy taste develops and the shrimp becomes more gummy and tough to chew.

For the best flavor, cook shrimp to opaque – bright white and pink- and no longer.

Never use pre-cooked shrimp.

Shrimp that has been pre-cooked is already at the solid texture – and cooking it longer will only give a stronger fishy flavor.

Use fresh shrimp.

Fresh-frozen, or fresh caught – use shrimp that smells clean (shrimp should smell slightly sweet, not fishy, when fresh.) Frozen shrimp is fine (and sometimes more fresh than fresh caught for landlocked places like where we live in northern Colorado) – let shrimp thaw naturally overnight in a freezer, rinse, peel, and cook!

Cajun Seasoning Recipe

Cajun shrimp starts off with a crucial ingredient – cajun seasoning!

If you don't have a cajun seasoning you love – or would like to make your own – we are providing a recipe for the best cajun seasoning.

This cajun seasoning is great on chicken, fish, shellfish, beef, pork – and even vegetables!

1. 2 tablespoons garlic powder.
2. 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning.
3. 2 tablespoons paprika.
4. 2 tablespoons salt.
5. 1 tablespoon black pepper.
6. 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper.
7. 1 tablespoon dried thyme.
8. 1 tablespoon onion powder.

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Serve it with

This cajun butter shrimp is fabulous in fajitastacossalads, and more – but it also goes great with cauliflower ricecreamy alfredo pastaor on top of a steak, or alongside lobster tails!

The Best Cajun Butter Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 3 tbsp buttter
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

Method

1. In a small bowl, mix cajun seasoning and funnel all but two tablespoons into a jar for use later.
2. Add shrimp to plastic bag or bowl and toss in 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning.
3. Toss evenly to coat.
4. Melt butter in pan until light and foamy.
5. Add shrimp to pan and cook on medium high until opaque – bright pink and white.
6. Do not over cook shrimp, cook until no longer grey.
7. Serve and enjoy!