Get the best tips in this complete guide to cooking shrimp safely and perfectly! Use them in salads, as appetizers, with pasta, in tacos and more, or serve with a dipping sauce like this Smoky Spicy Mayo Dip.
Combine dip ingredients in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Refrigerate if making ahead of time.
Peel shrimp or prawns, leaving tails on if desired. Pat try.
Add oil and butter to a skillet over medium heat. Once melted, add minced garlic and cook until softened but not browned. Add dried red pepper flakes.
Add peeled shrimp (you can leave the tails on if you'd like) and cook for 2 - 3 minutes per side or until shrimp are not longer translucent and have curled into a C-shape.
Serve with Smoky Spicy Dip or Lemon Aioli or your favourite dipping sauce.
Notes
See the post for complete details for how to buy shrimp, how to peel it, and how to store it safely, as well as 20 recipes for shrimp and prawns.