7 Most Practical and Appetizing Shrimp Recipes, Popular as a Main Menu

Kapanlagi.com - Shrimp is one of the most popular seafood among various groups. Besides being easy to find, cooking shrimp is considered quite practical and hassle-free. It's no wonder that a number of shrimp recipes often become the mainstay seafood menu in various restaurants.

There are various recipes that are suitable to be combined with shrimp, either in soup or fried. For example, recipes for fried shrimp with flour, sweet and sour shrimp, or shrimp soup recipes. Most of these shrimp recipes are very practical to make and are familiar as dishes in the homeland.

This is suitable as a main menu and a side dish for rice that is so appetizing. No need to be confused in making shrimp recipes, because there are various shrimp menus below that you can use as references. The most practical and appetizing shrimp recipes can be found through the following reviews compiled by kapanlagi.com from various sources.

1. Recipe for Shrimp Sambal Goreng Kentang

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One of the shrimp recipes that can be a main menu and appetizing is shrimp sambal with fried potatoes. This recipe is usually suitable as a companion to warm rice or even chicken curry that can be enjoyed for suhoor, iftar, and Eid. The recipe for shrimp sambal with fried potatoes is as follows:

The ingredients:

- 1.5 kg of potatoes, peeled, washed, and diced.

- 300 grams of shrimp, peeled, and washed.

- 2 boards of petai (stink beans), cleaned.

The ground spices:

- 4 large red chilies.

- 8 curly red chilies.

- 15 bird's eye chilies.

- 4 candlenuts.

- 10 shallots.

- 4 cloves of garlic.

The additional ingredients:

- 1 segment of galangal, crushed.

- 2 stalks of lemongrass, crushed.

- 3 bay leaves.

- 5 kaffir lime leaves.

- Tamarind water.

- Brown sugar, powdered broth, and salt to taste.

- Sufficient water.

- 1 sachet of instant coconut milk.

- 3 diagonally sliced red chilies.

How to make shrimp sambal with fried potatoes:

- First, fry the potatoes until cooked, set aside.

- Sauté the ground spices until fragrant, then add galangal, lemongrass, bay leaves, and kaffir lime leaves, cook until fragrant.

- Add shrimp, salt, sugar, powdered broth, tamarind water, coconut milk, and a little water, stir until well combined.

- Cook until the shrimp is cooked.

- Add fried potatoes, petai, and sliced red chilies, stir until well combined.

- Cook until the coconut milk and water reduce slightly, adjust the taste.

- Shrimp sambal with fried potatoes is ready to be served.

2. Recipe for Shrimp with Basil

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The shrimp with basil recipe below can be easily and simply practiced at home. The combination of basil leaves in this shrimp recipe makes the dish very appetizing. The recipe for shrimp with basil is as follows.

The ingredients:

- 400 grams of shrimp.

- 1/4 onion, roughly chopped.

- 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped.

- 1/2 tsp lime juice.

- 7 bird's eye chilies or according to taste.

- 1 large red chili, remove the seeds and roughly chop.

- 2 tbsp oyster sauce.

- 1/2 tsp salt.

- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar.

- 3 stems of basil, plucked.

- 1 tbsp oil for sautéing.

- 100 ml water.

How to make it:

- First, marinate the shrimp with lime juice, then set aside.

- Heat the oil, sauté the garlic, onion, red chili, and bird's eye chilies until fragrant.

- Add the shrimp and cook until it changes color.

- Add oyster sauce, salt, and sugar. Stir well, then pour in the water and cook until boiling.

- Add the basil, stir well, and cook until done.

- Adjust the taste and the shrimp with basil is ready to be served.

3. Sweet and Sour Shrimp Recipe

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Sweet and sour shrimp is one of the most popular dishes, with its peeled heads and shells being highly sought after by the community. Making this sweet and sour shrimp is quite easy to practice with the following recipe:

- 300 grams of shrimp.

- 300 grams of shrimp, peel the heads and shells.

- 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks.

- 1 lime.

- 1/2 onion, thinly sliced.

- 2 stalks of scallions, chopped.

- 2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced.

- 5 tablespoons of tomato sauce.

- 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce.

- Sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.

- 1 green chili, chopped.

- 1 red chili, chopped.

How to make:

- First, marinate the shrimp with lime, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then rinse well.

- Sauté garlic and onion until fragrant and wilted.

- Next, add red and green chili and other vegetables. Sauté briefly then pour in a little water. Cook until boiling and the water is absorbed.

- Add the shrimp and cook until cooked and change color.

- Pour all the sauce ingredients and a little water, cook until boiling and well mixed.

- Add sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.

- Cook until the seasoning is absorbed.

- Sweet and sour shrimp is ready to be served.

4. Pumpkin Shrimp Recipe

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Shrimp can also be combined with various types of ingredients or vegetables, one of which is pumpkin shrimp. As for the recipe for pumpkin shrimp, you can read it in the following review.

The ingredients:

- 20 large shrimp.

- 100 grams of pumpkin, cut into squares.

- 300 ml of water.

- 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

- Salt and pepper to taste.

The ground spices:

- 4 cloves of garlic.

- 6 shallots.

- 2 cm of turmeric.

- 2 roasted candlenuts.

- 1/2 teaspoon of coriander.

How to make it:

- First, grind the ground spices, then sauté until fragrant.

- Pour in water and bring to a boil, then add the pumpkin.

- Cook until the pumpkin is tender, then mash it with a spatula. Add spices to taste.

- Then, add the shrimp and cook until they change color.

- Remove from heat and the pumpkin shrimp is ready to be served.

5. Shrimp Spaghetti Recipe

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Shrimp spaghetti recipe has become one of the trendy and popular recipes for cooking shrimp. You can practice the recipe yourself at home with the following steps.

The ingredients:

- 250 grams of spaghetti.

- Cheese according to taste.

- 200 grams of medium-sized shrimp, peeled.

- 1 medium-sized onion, roughly chopped.

- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed.

- Salt to taste.

- 1 tablespoon of margarine.

- 150 ml of water.

- 12 tablespoons of tomato sauce.

- 8 tablespoons of chili sauce.

- Sufficient amount of oregano powder.

- Sufficient amount of pepper powder.

How to make it:

- First, sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant and wilted.

- Then add the shrimp, cook until the color changes.

- Then pour in the tomato sauce, chili sauce, and add water.

- Then add salt, pepper, oregano powder, stir until well combined.

- Cook until the sauce is cooked.

- Then boil the spaghetti until cooked. Add a little cooking oil so that the spaghetti does not stick.

- Then lift and arrange the spaghetti on a serving plate.

- Pour the sauce on top and sprinkle with grated cheese.

6. Shrimp Ball Recipe

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Shrimp balls like the recipe below are quite interesting to be used as the main complement menu. In addition, the shrimp ball recipe is quite easy to practice by making it as follows.

The ingredients:

- 250 grams of ground shrimp.

- 250 grams of ground chicken meat.

- 1 teaspoon of honey.

- 1 egg yolk.

- 2 teaspoons of sesame oil.

- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.

- enough powdered pepper and salt.

- 100 grams of bread flour or tempura flour.

- 600 cc of cooking oil.

How to make it:

- First, mix all the ingredients except cooking oil and bread flour.

- Then, stir well and shape into balls.

- Roll in bread flour or tempura flour.

- Fry in hot oil until cooked and golden yellow.

- Then, remove and serve while still warm.

7. Shrimp Siomay Recipe

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Shrimp can also be made into various types of snacks, one of which is siomay or dimsum. Here is how to make shrimp siomay:

The ingredients:

- 200 grams of shrimp.

- 100 grams of chicken fillet.

- 3 eggs.

- 1 tsp of salt.

- 50 grams of tapioca flour.

- 3 cloves of garlic.

- 1 tsp of sesame oil.

- chicken broth as needed (optional).

- enough dumpling skins.

- 1 carrot, grated.

Instructions:

- First, grind the shrimp, chicken meat, and garlic.

- Mix with salt, sesame oil, flour, and carrot. Stir well.

- Prepare the dumpling skins or wet siomay wrappers.

- Fill the dumpling skins with the meat filling.

- Seal the edges with water.

- Steam for about 40 minutes until cooked.

- Shrimp siomay is ready to be served.

Those are 7 practical and appetizing shrimp recipes. Some of the above shrimp recipes are quite popular and can be a main menu.

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