AIRFRYR

Fish & Seafood

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Six minutes from raw to dinner. Watch them closely — the gap between perfect and rubbery is about ninety seconds.

Serves 8 · Prep 10 min · Cook 6 min

200° · 6m ✓63° 200°C / 400°F

Serves

Written for 4 — every ingredient quantity below is recalculated.

✓ 63°C / 145°F safe internal temp

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Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on or off
  • 80 g butter, melted
  • 8 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes, optional
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 4 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, to finish
  • 2 lemon, cut into wedges
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Steps

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C / 400°F.

    200° · 03:00

  2. Pat the shrimp dry and toss with the melted butter, garlic, chilli flakes and salt.

  3. Spread them in a single layer in the basket.

  4. Cook for 3 minutes.

    03:00

  5. Shake the basket to redistribute the shrimp.

    Shake

  6. Cook for a further 3 minutes, until pink and opaque throughout (63°C / 145°F).

    03:00

  7. Scatter with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

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