4.8 from 36 votes
Simple Steamed Royal Red Shrimp
This recipe will work with both royal red shrimp and spot prawns. Both cook more quickly than regular shrimp. Serve this with the sauce of your choice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
9 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 113 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound royal red shrimp or spot prawns, shells on if possible.
- Sauce of your choice
Instructions
- Set a steamer insert into a lidded pot. If you don't have one, you can put the shrimp in a colander, or you can use a Chinese steamer if you have one. Pour in enough water so you can steam, but not enough to get the shrimp wet. Cover the pot and turn the heat to high.
- When the water boils, put the shrimp into the steamer, cover the pot again and let this steam at full bore for 4 minutes. Turn off the heat, remove the shrimp and serve, peel and eat style.
- NOTE: If you can't get shell-on shrimp, decrease the steaming time by a minute.
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Notes
- I love either an avocado-tomatillo salsa or a Spanish saffron aioli with steamed shrimp.
Nutrition Information
Calories
113kcal
(6%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
286mg
(95%)
Sodium
881mg
(37%)
Potassium
91mg
(3%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
164mg
(16%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 286mg | 95% |
| Sodium | 881mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 164mg | 16% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.