Voodoo Shrimp Recipe - The Six Figure Dish (2024)

Make this tasty spicy voodoo shrimp any day of the week. Shrimp is tossed in a homemade voodoo seasoning rub, cooked and then combined with voodoo sauce for serving. If you love spicy food, especially seafood, then this recipe is definitely a keeper. Serve voodoo shrimp over grits, rice or even these spicy voodoo potatoes, crazy delicious. You can even try it with a piece of cornbread like they serve at Disney’s House of Blues.

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Ingredients

• Shrimp – Make sure to use peeled and deveined shrimp. The tail can stay on or off depending on preference
• Voodoo Seasoning – Give this homemade spice recipe a try
• For the sauce – tomato, onion, garlic,red chili pepper, lemon juice, sriracha, fish broth, worcestershire sauce, chives, tomato paste, dark lager beer, heavy cream, butter and bay leaves

How To Make This Voodoo Shrimp Recipe

1. In a bowl, combine the shrimp, lemon juice from half of a squeezed lemon and voodoo seasoning. Toss to completely coat the shrimp in the spices.
2. Cover the seasoned shrimp and place in the refrigerator while you make the voodoo sauce.
3. Chop tomato, onion, chili pepper and mince the garlic cloves.
4. In a large pot, heat the butter over medium high heat.
5. Add in the onion and chili pepper first. Saute for about a minute or so and then add the minced garlic and tomato paste. Saute for about 20-30 seconds.
6. Add the sriracha, dark lager beer, fish broth, bay leaves, voodoo seasoning, worcestershire sauce and chopped tomato. Give everything a good stir and then add the heavy cream.
7. Cook the sauce over medium high heat until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Takes about 30-40 minutes. Make sure to stir occasionally throughout the cooking process.
8. When the sauce is almost ready, add lemon juice from the other half of the lemon used for the shrimp.
9. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large pan to cook the shrimp.
10. Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes per side.
11. Combine the sauce and voodoo shrimp together. The shrimp cooks very quickly when combined with the sauce.
12. Top with chopped chives before serving and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

• For this recipe, I used Michelob dark larger beer but any brand would work.
• If you don’t feel like making homemade voodoo seasoning, you can buy it here instead.
• Make sure to buy raw peeled and deveined shrimp as it will save you some time. Removing the tails is optional.
• Serving suggestions are endless. You can try it with cornbread like they do at house of blues, rice, grits, potatoes and so much more.

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