Recipe This | Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp (2024)

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Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp.The ultimate air fried cajun shrimprecipe. Delicious shrimp, cajun seasoning and a few little extras. Perfect fora quick shrimp recipe in the air fryer.

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Air Fryer CajunShrimp

Welcome to myAir Fryer cajun shrimp recipe.This is an updated version of our air fryer cajun shrimp that we originallyshared back in the summer of 2017.

If you have read Recipe This for a while, then you will know that my Grandad & Uncle were fishermen.

This meant that growing up there was always a lot of fresh fish and seafood available.

I would get really excited abouteating a fresh crab direct from its shell and feeling really clever when I waslittle that I had managed to get every last bit of the crab meat eaten and thatthere had been zero waste.

I would also absolutely love shrimp, or prawns as they call them in Europe. In a prawn co*cktail, in a paella, fish pie or just in a classic prawn sandwich.

I just had a big addiction to them and could never stop at just one portion.

But ask an American about Britishprawns and you would probably get some comment about them being miniature. Becausethey are the size of about ¼ of an American shrimp.

I picked up a big frozen bag of some American shrimp (no tiny prawns here) and added them to the freezer for that time when I was craving shrimp in the air fryer.

Well today is the day. I haveopened my bag of frozen shrimp and loaded shrimp into the air fryer. I couldn’tthink of anything more tasty than cajun shrimp and this is what I am sharingwith you right now!

Can YouAir Fry Frozen Shrimp?

I am sure the first thing youwant to know is “can you air fry frozen shrimp?”. Especially, if you are addinga dry rub and want your shrimp to be loaded with flavour.

Well frozen shrimp works perfectlyin the air fryer and is so much cheaper too, when you compare it to buyingfresh shrimp.

I will have a big bag of frozenshrimp in the freezer and then I can grab a handful or two of frozen shrimp andthen use it in whatever shrimp recipes I like.

WhatIngredients & Gadgets Go Into Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp?

There is not much to cooking air fryer cajun shrimp in the airfryer.

Firstly, you need some good quality shrimp that you can cook with. Then other ingredients include a good cajun seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.

How To Air Fry CajunShrimp?

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Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp is EASY.In fact, it is so easy you will be wondering why you didn’t cook cajun shrimpin the air fryer years ago.

To cook cajun shrimp fromfrozen in the air fryer you:

Load the frozen shrimp into your favourite mixing bowl.
Load into it all your seasonings and mix with the frozen shrimp.
Load the shrimp into the air fryer and cook on a medium heat.
Squeeze lemon juice over the shrimp and add in extra cajun seasoning.
Serve.

Low Carb CajunShrimp

Because this cajun shrimp is lowcarb, it is perfect for those that follow Paleo, Keto, Whole30 and otherhealthy low carb diets.

This cajun shrimp is delicious over an avocado salad and a favourite brunch of mine.

Air Fryer CajunShrimp Time & Temp?

Because the frozen shrimp that is often used is cooked and notraw, you are often doing a reheat rather than cooking from scratch.

I like this because it saves peeling the shrimp and you canjust smoother your frozen shrimp in cajun seasoning and then cook in the airfryer.

The cook time is JUST 6 minutes and the temperatureis 180c/360f.

Any more cooking time will result in overcooked shrimp thatwill shrimp and look like British tiny prawns.

More SeafoodIdeas On Recipe This

Here at Recipe This we love cooking fish and seafood in the airfryer. Here are a few more favourites for you to try next:

Air Fryer Fishcakes
Air Fryer Frozen Popcorn Shrimp
Air Fryer Frozen Fish Sticks

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Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp

Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp. The ultimate air fried cajun shrimp recipe. Delicious shrimp, cajun seasoning and a few little extras. Perfect for a quick shrimp recipe in the air fryer.

Ingredients

Kitchen Gadgets:

Air Fryer

Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp Ingredients:

30 Frozen Shrimp
½ Tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning
1 Tsp Garlic Puree
Salt & Pepper
1 Lemon juice only
1 Tsp Cajun Seasoning optional

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

Count out and remove 30 frozen shrimp from your freezer bag. Load into a mixing bowl with your cajun seasoning, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic.
Toss and load into the air fryer basket. Cook for 6 minutes at 180c/360f.
Once cooked sprinkle with extra cajun seasoning and the juice of a lemon.

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Notes

Seasoning. I add extra cajun seasoning at the end because I like it spicy. For a milder taste discard this step.

Quantities. You can expand the amount of shrimp you cook up to 50 without altering the recipe ingredients.

Garlic. You can use any garlic puree/minced garlic. Its all about personal preference. Though avoid dried garlic as it’s the moisture from the garlic puree that makes this cajun shrimp so special.

Nutrition

Nutrition InfoPlease Note: Nutrition values are our best estimate based on the software we use at Recipe This and are meant as a guide. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

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