Chili Lime Shrimp • Easy Shrimp Recipe in 20 Mins • Two Purple Figs

May 25, 2023

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Chili and Lime Shrimp is a delicious weeknight dinner with a hint of spice and loads of flavor! Quick and easy shrimp recipe that’s made with simple ingredients and makes for a crowd pleasing meal in less than 20 minutes! Have some white rice ready and let’s get cooking!

We love Seafood meals here, like we LOVE having seafood at least twice a week! The beauty of seafood dinners is that they’re light, healthy, quick, super easy and so satisfying! Today’s Chili Lime Shrimp recipe is one of them. Shrimp in particular cooks super fast like this Shrimp Chimichurri cooked on the grill.

Why You’ll Love Chili Lime Shrimp Recipe

It’s so TASTY!
The meal comes together in less than 20 minutes if your rice is ready!
You don’t need to marinate the shrimp, the sauce is flavorful enough!
It’s best to buy cleaned, peeled and deveined shrimp for this recipe as it saves you so much time!
You can go as spicy or mild as you like with the sauce.
The shrimp is super tender on the inside and has a delicate crunch on the outside thanks to a light cornstarch coating.
As for the sauce, it has a spicy, sweet Asian flavor with lots of lime and cilantro.
You can make the dish ahead of time!
Leftovers taste so good the next day and reheat easily.

Ingredients for Chili Lime Shrimp

Shrimp –Raw, peeled and deveined
Fresh Ginger and Garlic –Minced/grated for the sauce
Soy Sauce – for Flavor
Chili Flakes-– for heat
Hot Sriracha Sauce –More or less to your taste
Fresh chillies –The heat in chili lime sauce
Lime juice
water — to thin out the sauce
Light Brown Sugar--To balance out the strong flavors
Cilantro –for freshness and brightness to the sauce
Sesame Oil –For flavor and for cooking the shrimp

How to Make Chili Lime Shrimp

Start by coating the shrimp in plain all purpose flour and add a dash of salt.
You want a thin layer of flour and not a heavy coating.
Preheat a non stick skillet over medium heat and add in the sesame oil. Then add in the shrimp in a single layer. It’s important that the shrimp is in a single layer for that crisp crust.
Flip the shrimp only when golden–that should take about 2 minutes per side at most. And when they’re ready you’re going to remove the shrimp from the pan.
At that point you’ll make the chili lime sauce, add the sesame oil, ginger, garlic, soy sauce and water then add in the remaining ingredients and bring that sauce to a boil.
Put the shrimp back in the pan and let it simmer in the sauce for just a minute. Finish off with cilantro.
Serve the shrimp over whit rice with all the extra sauce!

Chili Lime Shrimp Recipe Tips and FAQ

To save time, buy peeled, deveined and cleaned shrimp for this recipe.
Coat the shrimp in a very very light flour/cornstarch coating before searing. Make sure to dust any excess.
Do not over cook the shrimp because they will becomes rubbery and tough. Just two minutes per side.
Avoid crowding the pan when searing the shrimp, you may need to do the process in a few batches.
Adjust the spice to your taste, adding more or less of chillies, chilli flakes and Sriracha.
We love to serve the shrimp with white rice, but you can definitely have it with noodles or salad for a lighter meal.
Store leftovers in a sealed container and reheat the next day in the microwave.

Can you use frozen shrimp to make this recipe?

Yes! I have used frozen shrimp today, but I defrosted it in the fridge and then proceeded to the recipe.

Do you have to marinate the shrimp?

Since the sauce is super flavorful, the shrimp doesn’t need any marinade at all.

What do you serve with Chili Lime Shrimp?

While we love it with white rice, you can most definitely enjoy it with noodles, tacos, salads and more!

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