Add some spice to your typical appetizer by mixing up a sriracha cocktail sauce to go with roasted shrimp. It’s easy to make for one or many.
Jump to RecipeFor those who like a kick of spicy to their foods, sriracha is a great add-in to your regular meals. I’m not a big fan of it, but Justin loves spicy foods. So, this recipe was made with him in mind.
We used sriracha sauce to make a homemade cocktail sauce for the shrimp. Sriracha sauce is a condiment made from chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt. Overall, it’s a pretty decent food when it comes to the ingredients. I like cooking with real food.
I didn’t use an overabundance of sriracha because I wanted to still enjoy the sauce. But you can always add more to it if you want a stronger flavor.
For the shrimp, we decided to roast it. It’s one of the easiest, and least messy ways to cook shrimp. It keeps the shrimp soft, but warm. And cooking it in the butter and garlic infuses a good amount of flavors in the shrimp.
Roasted shrimp with sriracha cocktail sauce would make a great appetizer for a party. Or, if you’re like us, it makes a great dinner, too. Pair it with some Cheddar Biscuits and Roasted Asparagus for a full meal.
Step by Step
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 3 tbsp chili sauce
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Old Bay seasoning
- ¼ tsp sriracha chili sauce
- 4 tbsp butter, salted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Preparation
In a small bowl, whisk the ketchup, chili sauce, lemon zest, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, and sriracha chili sauce then refrigerate to cool.
Preheat the oven to 450F. Place the butter, garlic, remaining ½ tbsp of lemon juice, and crushed red pepper in an 8×8 baking pan.
Place the pan in the oven and let the butter melt, about 3-5 minutes. Add the shrimp to the pan, turning to coat in the butter mixture.
Roast in the oven for about 10 minutes, flipping the shrimp once halfway through. Sprinkle the shrimp with parsley, salt, and pepper. Serve warm with the chilled cocktail sauce.
Leftovers
Keep the sriracha cocktail sauce in its own sealed container in the refrigerator. Since it’s best served cold, you don’t have to do anything to warm it up. Store the roasted shrimp in a different container. Either eat it cold or warm in a pan with the butter until just heated through. You don’t want to overcook the roasted shrimp when reheating.
Recipe
Originally Published On: May 10, 2021
Roasted Shrimp with Sriracha Cocktail Sauce
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 3 tbsp chili sauce
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Old Bay seasoning
- ¼ tsp sriracha chili sauce
- 4 tbsp butter (salted)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 lb large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 2 tbsp parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the ketchup, chili sauce, lemon zest, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, and sriracha chili sauce then refrigerate to cool
- Preheat the oven to 450F
- Place the butter, garlic, remaining ½ tbsp of lemon juice, and crushed red pepper in an 8×8 baking pan
- Place the pan in the oven and let the butter melt, about 3-5 minutes
- Add the shrimp to the pan, turning to coat in the butter mixture
- Roast in the oven for about 10 minutes, flipping the shrimp once halfway through
- Sprinkle the shrimp with parsley, salt, and pepper
- Serve warm with the chilled cocktail sauce
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Roasted Shrimp with Sriracha Cocktail Sauce FAQs
Sriracha sauce is a sauce made of chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt.
You can find sriracha sauce with other condiments such as chili sauce in your local grocery store. Or, it may be with the Oriental foods.
When it’s a meal that you are eating the shrimp by hand, I prefer large or even extra large. They are easy to grip.
When you cook shrimp with the tail on, it helps to make the tail meat more tender. Otherwise, if shrimp is cooked more than just a few minutes, it will become rubbery in texture if the tails are removed prior to cooking.
I think my husband would love this! Shrimp is pretty much his favorite! Especially in the summer!
My husband loves shrimp, too. This was such a delicious appetizer (that I made into my meal for the night!).
I lovvvvvvvvvvve shrimp, it is one of y favorite foods. I have to try the sriacha cocktail sauce, it sounds interesting. I always make homemade cocktail sauce as Japan doesn’t have it
Interesting, I always love hearing about things that are prevalent in the US but not found in other places. Now you can make your own!
We’re trying to eat more seafood than meat lately and this fits right in. Looks delicious and super easy to make. Thanks for the tip about cooking with the tail on!
It’s a pain later when you are eating, but the tail-on when cooking definitely makes a difference in how the shrimp cook.
I love shrimps and i find this dish really delicious!
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Yummy!! I love shrimp! This looks so good I will need to try it! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, I hope you like it!
I was about to order shrimp tonight. But your recipe looks great so I’ll try making it at home.
It’s always better when you can make it at home 🙂
looks delicious! you made great photos! I love sriracha sauce (eat, not type the name), it goes great with seafood. overall great recipe
Sriracha is a great way to add a bit of spice to seafood 🙂
I love shrimps, but never tried roasting them in the oven before
I’ve roasted them a few times now and it cooks them well and is very easy.
This is so much better than the usual shrimp swimming in butter sauce. I love spicey.
I agree, I don’t always like all that butter.
This sounds super good, I totally want to make this for the hubby.
It would be a great surprise for him if you made it!
My husband would LOVE this! Can’t wait to make it for him.
I’m sure he will enjoy it!
Wow, this is making me to change my feelings and taste for shrimp. This looks so yummy. Thanks for always sharing your recipe. I will try this by weekend.
If there is a star more than five I will gladly give you for this recipe.