Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe

This Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp is so incredibly juicy and flavorful, it is certainly the perfect weeknight meal. A succulent stress-free recipe that takes less than 10 minutes in the air fryer. 

When it comes to quick and easy, effortless, and stress-free meal, hands down, shrimp does it for me.

This succulent, garlicky, and lemony flavors blend so well together that at times it feels you are receiving a taste of heaven on earth.

Utilizing the air fryer to cook this recipe does not compromise on flavor, but simply reduces the fat content from cooking it in butter over a stove top.

It’s so versatile. And something as simple as this combination, which include melted butter, olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs, will turn the ordinary dinner to extraordinary!

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Fresh Herbs

I hope you guys have been enjoying the easy recipes we have been sharing with you. As a working mom and wife, I understand the need to have something quick on the table by dinner time. 

Although the children are at home, now then ever we must continue to maintain normalcy while attending to them and working. 

What’s best about this recipe is that it requires about 5 minutes of prep time, that is if you purchased the already peeled shrimp; and 10 minutes if you did not. It calls for 10 minutes in the air fryer.

You can serve this as an appetizer for game night.  

Fresh or Frozen Shrimp 

If you’re wondering whether you should purchase fresh or frozen shrimps, I say, it is a personal preference. I personally would recommend fresh ones, but fresh seafood can be costly and not available everywhere. 

However, I have never steered away from frozen shrimps, or certain seafood. On the other hand, I do try my best to buy salmon steaks fresh when I can. You can always find good quality shrimp or fish in the freezer section at your local market. 

If you are being conservative about the amount of money you spend on seafood, consider whiting fish as well. If considering frozen shrimp, think about getting wild frozen shrimps as they are instantly frozen the minute they arrive from the port. 

HOW TO THAW FROZEN SHRIMP

Place the frozen bag of shrimps in the fridge to thaw out overnight. But if you’re like me and always forget to thaw out the meal for the next day, consider taking this route outlined below to thaw the frozen shrimps. 

Remove the frozen shrimps from the bag. Place the frozen shrimps in a bowl.  

Place the bowl in the sink then run room temperature water over the shrimps. The water should be at room temperature NOT hot. Let the shrimps soak in the water and periodically turn them until they are completely thawed.

Turning them by simply grabbing a handful and moving them to the top will help speed up the process. But this can take between 5-10 minutes.

Just a word to the wise, the water may be cold since the temperature will change as the frozen shrimps began to thaw out. 

That’s it. Now you can continue to handle the shrimp as needed. 

How To Make Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp

This garlic butter shrimp is easy to make! The air fryer will do all of the hard work for you. Plus, this will give you time to prepare a garden salad to accompany the shrimp. 

Here’s how to make it:

• Melt the butter in a bowl suitable to hold the large shrimps. 

• Mince the garlic and chop the herbs. Add the garlic and herbs to the butter along with the oil to the bowl. Mix well. 
• Then add the shrimps. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat well. 

• Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shrimps from the butter mixture to the air fryer basket. Reserving the butter mixture for later.

• Cook the shrimps for 8 minutes. When the shrimps are almost done, about 1-minute left, add the butter mixture to the shrimp.

• Transfer the shrimps to a bowl and pour the butter mixture over the shrimps. Or use the leftover butter mixture as a dipping sauce. 

• Serve, garnish with lemon slices and enjoy. 

What to serve with Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp 

This recipe is perfect all year around. You can complete the meal by serving these garlic shrimps with fresh herbs with this dill rice or with this Haitian Black Rice. The possibilities are endless.

What did you serve this air fryer garlic shrimp with? Let me know in the comments!

If you love this air fryer garlic shrimp recipe…

Try these air fryer dessert dishes like this Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls with homemade cream cheese frosting or these Air Fryer Oreos.

You also should try this shrimp scampi to serve a large family. 

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Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe

This air fryer garlic butter shrimp recipe will turn the ordinary dinner to extraordinary! A succulent stress-free recipe that's prepared with a few ingredients and takes less than 10 minutes cook.

5 from 5 votes

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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 23 minutes

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 272kcal

Author: Mirlene

Ingredients

• 12 Ounces Jumbo or Large Raw Shrimp Peeled
• 2 Tbsp. Fresh Parsley Chopped
• 4 Thyme Sprigs
• 4 Tbsp. Orange Juice Lemon juice will work too.
• 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
• 5 Tbsp. Butter Melted
• 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
• 1/2 Tsp. Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Tsp. Black Pepper

Instructions

• Melt the butter in a bowl suitable to hold the large shrimps.
• Mince the garlic and chop the herbs. Add the garlic and herbs to the butter along with the oil and orange juice. Mix well.
• Then add the shrimps. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat well.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shrimps from the butter mixture to the air fryer basket. Reserving the butter mixture for later.
• Cook the shrimps for 8 minutes at 320 degrees. When the shrimps are almost done, about 1-minute left, add the butter mixture over the shrimp and continue cooking for remaining minute.
• Transfer the shrimps to a bowl and pour the leftover butter mixture from the air fryer basket over the shrimps. Or use the butter mixture as a dipping sauce.
• Serve, garnish with lemon slices / wedges and enjoy.

Notes

Garlic Shrimp Recipe Notes: 

If raw shrimp are unavailable, used cooked shrimp but reduce the amount of cooking time. 

Nutrition

Serving: 4Servings | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 250mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 20mg

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