Jerk Shrimp – Crazy delicious shrimp kebab with all the deliciousness of Jerk Spice, drizzled with butter, jerk, onion and lemon sauce. Simple, succulent and so good !!!
If you are hosting a super bowl party or entertaining and you need a dish to impress; this Jerk roasted shrimp is the perfect dish to make!
Jerk is hot! And by hot I do not mean spicy, it’s captured the culinary world’s attention with it’s spicy-sweet and hot flavors.
The good thing about that is it’s quite simple to put together, especially, if you have a jar of this fabulous jerk spice on your counter. It’s a super simple condiment to make and most of the ingredients are pantry staples anyways. So why not give it a try?
There are several ways you can enjoy this jerk shrimp, here are my two favorites:
- Thread them on a skewer, season and bake
- Cook the shrimp without threading stovetop; make the sauce, add shrimp and sauté in sauce about 5 or more minutes.
- You might have to do this in batches, heat about tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place a few skewers at a time into the pan and sear on both sides until the shrimp has cooked through
I used jumbo shrimp for this recipe, which is 16-20 count. If using large or medium count you might have to thread about 3-4 per skewer. You may replace the onions with green onions and or leave it out if desired
If you want to take it up a notch then serve with this fruity Caribbean pepper sauce here. Or use your own.
You will be glad you did. And of course if you want to make this then start with this Jerk Seasoning here
Enjoy!
Jerk Shrimp Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 pound 16-20 count extra Large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1-2 Tablespoon Jerk Seasoning blend
Butter Sauce
- ¼ cup or more butter and /or Cooking oil
- ¼ or more medium onion sliced
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 -2 fresh Lemon
- 1 Tablespoon Jerk Spice adjust to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 Tablespoons parsley or more for garnish
- Short bamboo skewers about 20 or more
- Caribbean Pepper Sauce
Instructions
- You may soak the skewers for at least 20 minutes totally submerged in water before using it to prevent burns if grilling
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine about 1-2 Tablespoon jerk spice with shrimp, lightly salt.
- Thread the shrimp onto the skewers 1-3 or more depending on skewers and size of shrimp.
- Brush the shrimp skewer with oil; on both sides. Place skewers on baking sheet.
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Jina Lofton says
Do you have a video for this recipe? Sometimes it helps people to get it right.
ImmaculateBites says
Not yet . Will keep this in mind when making videos
Tamara says
Having recently moved near the Gulf of Mexico, we have the most awesome gulf shrimp available. This looks so easy, and I do love jerk spice!
Kavey says
These look so tempting, and love the sound of that butter sauce!
Mark, CompassandFork says
I do enjoy jerk spice. And I think with prawns (yes shrimp are little things here) they are at their best. So quick. Nice job!
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
These shrimp skewers are beautiful and that sauce looks amazing. They would make such perfect appetizers and I’m sure be the star of any party they were served at! I’m pinning this to my Oscars Party board!
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks for pinning.
Ange says
I love prawns as we call them in Australia! The jerk seasoning sounds like a great seasoning. Inreally like the idea of threading them on the skewers.
ImmaculateBites says
It works out perfect for those that do not want to use their hands
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Get me a straw for that sauce!
ImmaculateBites says
You’ve got one!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
We always have shrimp in our house. We love it and I really like your idea of the skewers and the jerk seasoning. Can’t wait to make this. Thank you for sharing.
Ramona W says
I would act like a total “jerk” and keep all of these gorgeous shrimp for myself.. no sharing. 🙂 Coming over from FBC and yummed and stumbled your post as well. 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
Hahaha!!!! Sharing is caring . Thanks for sharing.
Christine says
I recently bought a large bag of shrimp on sale with the hopes of trying new recipes. Your jerk shrimp reicpe looks awesome!!
ImmaculateBites says
Christine ,you now have one more recipe to use up your shrimp.
Platter Talk says
This jerked shrimp looks just WONDERFUL! Thanks for the great recipe, we will be trying this one soon!
ImmaculateBites says
Do let me know how it works out for you. Thanks
Sarah says
Yum! These look so tasty! I love the skewer idea too because it makes this a perfect dish for cocktail hour. And that butter sauce looks incredible 🙂
ImmaculateBites says
Sarah,the sauce just pairs beautifully with the shrimp.