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A few days ago a friend asked if I had a spicy shrimp recipe. Well the good news is I happen to have a few but here are two of my favorites.

Spicy Shrimp Skewers

The First step is to make a spicy rub. This is just a combination of spices so I tend to make a good bit of the blend a save what is left for any dish that I am looking to add a little spice to.

Spicy Rub Blend:

3 Tablespoons Cayenne Pepper
3 Tablespoons Spicy Paprika
1 Tablespoon Black Pepper
1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
2 Teaspoons Granulated Garlic
1 Tablespoon Sugar

In a zip lock bag, mix all the ingredients together. You can then label the bag and store with the rest of your spices.

Now that we have our spice rub lets make the first spicy shrimp recipe.

2 Pounds medium size shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 Tablespoons spicy rub blend
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Lemon wedges

First we need to heat up the grill making sure it is very hot before we began cooking. Next skewer the shrimp on your skewers.

Next take the spice rub and mix with the oil and lemon juice to make a paste. Rub the shrimp on both sides with the paste. Then grill the shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side only turning the shrimp once.

I normally serve this dish as an appetizer with a few lemon wedges on the side.

Shrimp in a Spicy Butter Sauce

This spicy shrimp recipe is very easy to make. The main thing about this recipe is you have to use real butter it will not come out the same if you use margarine or a butter substitute.

1 Pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined
3 Red chili peppers (for less spicy, use less peppers or leave them out all together)
1 Medium yellow onion
½ Yellow bell pepper
1 small tomato
8 Ounces butter
1 Tablespoon olive oil
Salt
Pepper

I like this dish very hot so I slice the pepper into small rings leaving the seeds in. If you want to cut the spicy down a little take the seeds out of the peppers then just dice them. Next we need to cut the bell pepper and onion into bite size pieces, we are going to do the same with the tomato but you take the seeds out first.

Now that we have everything cut up we can start cooking. First in a small sauce pan melt the butter over a low heat. Once the butter starts to melt add the chili peppers to the butter and allow to simmer on low heat.

While the butter is simmering pre-heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the oil to the pan then add the onion, sauté for about 3 minutes then add the bell pepper and sauté for another 3 minutes. Next add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper and sauté till they are done about 6 minutes.

Once the shrimp are done remove the pan from the heat add the tomatoes and the butter mixture. The dish is ready to serve. When you serve the shrimp you want to serve with plenty of the sauce and some rice on the side.

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