This recipe is a quick one and will become a regular in your rotation once you try it out. To make it easy, buy peeled, deveined shrimp that you can just thaw and use. Remember to use a thermometer like Smoke® X2 (combined with Billows™) to keep track of the shrimp so they don’t go rubbery on you, and verify that all the shrimp are done using a fast and accurate thermometer like Thermapen® ONE.
Succulent, butter/garlicky shrimp, coming right up!
Dan Phelps’ Smoke-buttered Shrimp
Description
Easy, fast, tasty shrimp, from Dan Phelps of Learningtosmoke.com, as seen on our video on YouTube.
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (16–20 size or larger), thawed if frozen
- Lemon-pepper seasoning or citrusy BBQ rub
- 1/2 C (1 stick) butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lemon
- 1 large sprig rosemary
Instructions
- Use Smoke X2 and Billows to preheat your smoker to 275°F (135°C). Add a small chunk of smoking wood to the coals.
- Array your shrimp in an 8″x8″ pan in three rows, overlapping each shrimp over the previous one.
- Season the shrimp with the citrus rub/lemon pepper.
- Mix the chopped garlic into the butter and pour it all over the seasoned shrimp.
- Cut the lemon into quarters and squeeze one quarter all over the shrimp. (If it isn’t very juicy, squeeze more on!)
- Cut the rosemary sprig in half and lay each half between the rows of shrimp.
- Place the pan of shrimp in the smoker. Probe the shrimp using the other probe from your Smoke X2. Set the high-temp alarm for 140°F (60°C).
- Smoke the shrimp until the high-temp alarm sounds. It should take about 20 minutes.
- Use your Thermapen ONE to verify the temperature of several of the shrimp and remove the pan from the smoker.
- Serve, preferably with more lemon wedges for squeezing and lots of crusty bread for dipping in the lemony, shrimpy, garlicky butter.
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lowandslow says
Seems like a lot of fuel for only 20 minutes of cook time,looks like a nice appetizer to go along with a main dish.
Richard Conley says
I ordered the shorter needle probe for this and my Signals….my Smoke has gone on to my son. – Have a LB of shrimp just waiting to try this.
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Cole says
What type of wood do you recommend?
Martin says
I like pecan for this, but whatever you like is fine.