It sounds like you want a recipe for Jumbo Shrimp with Potatoes—a simple, hearty, and flavorful dish where shrimp and potatoes are cooked together. Here’s a recipe that works beautifully:
Jumbo Shrimp with Potatoes
Ingredients (Serves 3–4)
- 1 lb (450 g) jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4–5 medium potatoes, diced into ½-inch cubes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Optional: fresh parsley or green onions for garnish
- Optional: lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Cook potatoes
- Boil diced potatoes in salted water 8–10 minutes until just tender. Drain and set aside.
- Alternatively, roast them in the oven at 425°F (220°C) for 20–25 minutes until golden.
- Cook shrimp
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Toss shrimp with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Sear shrimp 2–3 minutes per side until pink and opaque. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté garlic
- In the same skillet, melt butter and sauté garlic 30–60 seconds until fragrant.
- Combine
- Add cooked potatoes to the skillet with shrimp.
- Toss everything together to coat with garlic butter.
- Serve
- Garnish with parsley or green onions and serve with lemon wedges.
Tips
- Add a pinch of cayenne or chili flakes if you like heat.
- Toss with a little parmesan for extra flavor.
- You can roast shrimp and potatoes together for an easy sheet-pan meal.
If you want, I can also give a creamy shrimp and potato skillet version that’s more like a comforting, one-pan dinner.
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