Buffalo Shrimp

Make this quick, easy and tasty buffalo shrimp recipe for a delicious appetizer, all done in less than 10 minutes. It's healthy and made with just a few ingredients, and is so packed with flavor you will find yourself coming back to it again and again!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine North American

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 8

Total Time 10

Servings as an appetizer

Calories 161kcal

Author Emmeline Kemperyd

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb raw jumbo shrimp peeled and thawed
3 tablespoon salted butter or unsalted + an extra pinch of salt
1 garlic clove minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ cup hot sauce Frank's RedHot, Cholula, or similar

To serve

4 pieces crusty bread optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Melt butter in a pan over medium heat.
3 tablespoon salted butter
Add minced garlic and sauté 1 minute, without browning the garlic.
1 garlic clove
Add salt, black pepper and hot sauce. Mix and simmer 1 minute.
½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, ½ cup hot sauce
Add shrimp and cook 2-4 minutes on one side, until the bottoms of the shrimp are pink. Then flip and cook until the other side is pink as well, this will take about 1-2 minutes more, depending on their size.
1 lb raw jumbo shrimp
Make sure the shrimp are cooked (white and opaque) through, then remove from the heat and serve with a side of bread.
4 pieces crusty bread

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Notes

Ingredient notes & substitutions

Butter: I used salted butter, but you can also use unsalted butter. Just add an extra pinch of salt!
Shrimp: I recommend using raw, peeled, jumbo shrimp without the tail, but you can also use pre-cooked shrimp. Since they are already cooked you will just need to heat them up thoroughly in the sauce, which will be quicker. However, this also means there will be less flavor.
Garlic can be skipped, but adds nice depth of flavor
Hot sauce: I always use Frank's Red Hot or Cholula. Any similar type of hot sauce will work.
Pre-made wing sauce also works, and since it is already mixed with butter it is a bit milder

Tips & tricks

Don't overcook the shrimp! Cook them until just done, not more.
Make it more or less spicy by using more or less hot sauce
This dish is best eaten straight away but it is possible to save leftovers
Store leftovers in the fridge in an air tight container for up to 3 days
Do not freeze leftovers - the consistency after reheating will not be good
Reheat leftovers on the stove: add a bit more butter and sauté for a few minutes

Nutritional information excludes bread.

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