I have to say that I am truly enjoying my air fryer. We’re having an issue with the gas in my building in NYC so my oven is not functioning at the moment. I have a microwave, an air fryer, a slow cooker and a hot plate — this has been a challenge for me as you can imagine. In any event my air fryer has come in very very handy and I am developing new ways to cook my favorites. Shrimp is a definite staple for us in this house and this shrimp recipe came out perfectly delicious made in under 15 minutes for the whole meal. I bought Trader Joes frozen fried rice — cooked it in a frying pan ( on my hot plate !!!!!) and I bought the shrimp at Whole Foods ( under 16 size) I bought 20 shrimp and yep we ate them all! If you have hungry teens you’ll need 2 bags of rice and maybe a bit more shrimp. There was not a morsel left over.

Obviously living in NYC provides plenty of food for whatever my heart desires and if I’m going to be without an oven it’s a good place to be.

Enjoy! and here’s hoping my gas gets turned on ASAP.

*BTW this recipe is loose and you can interchange spices to your liking.

Ingredients:

Shrimp– I bought Mexican Shrimp — under 16 which means 16 to a pound . 1 lb is good for 2 people maybe 3 , we ate it all but it really depends on your eaters and how much else you’re serving. But this recipe will work as is for up 1 1/2 lbs.

2 Tbsp. good olive oil

3/4 tsp. garlic powder and you can add or substitute 3/4 tsp. onion powder

3/4 tsp. Sweet Paprika

3/4 tsp. dried parsley or oregano

1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt

Directions:

In a large enough bowl to hold shrimp — mix olive oil with the spices . Mix shrimp in the mixture and make sure shrimp is covered with the mix.

I pre-heat my air fryer for 4 minutes at 400 degrees.

I place an even layer of shrimp if you can’t fit one layer you’ll have to do in batches I was able to get 20 shrimp in the basket in 1 layer.

Cook at 400 degrees for 5-6 minutes. I cooked for 5 minutes and it was perfect.