Smoked Shrimp Recipe (How to Smoke Shrimp)
Smoked Shrimp - an easy and delicious smoked shrimp recipe with optional marinade and reverse sear instructions!
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw large shrimp deveined and shell removed, tail on
- extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat smoker to 225℉.
- Skewer Shrimp: Ensure 1 pound raw large shrimp are fully thawed and pat dry with paper towel. Take a skewer and add shrimp one at a time until every shrimp is on a skewer.
- Season: Drizzle both sides with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle both sides with kosher salt and ground black pepper.
- Grill: Place shrimp skewers directly on the grill grates and close the lid. Let cook 30-60 minutes or until fully cooked (shrimp is fully cooked when it reaches an internal temp of 165℉).
- Rest + Serve: Remove and let rest 5 minutes.
- Carefully remove from skewers and serve however you like - we love serving them in a shrimp caesar salad, ultimate shrimp salad or on shrimp rice bowls!
Notes
- Optional Marinade: if you want to marinade your shrimp beforehand this Easy Shrimp Marinade is our favorite!
- Optional Reverse Sear Method: after you have smoked the shrimp maybe 30 minutes and they are a few degrees below fully cooked transfer them to a grill set to High Heat and sear for 30 seconds on each side (searing could also be done on the stove top in a cast iron skillet too). This will help achieve more of a char on the outside that some people will prefer.
- Remove Shells: I know a lot of flavor is in the shell, but we recommend removing it here so that the shrimp meat takes on that smokey flavor.
- Storage: store leftover shrimp in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcal | Protein: 23g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 299mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg
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