8 steamed shrimp recipes

Steamed shrimp cooked shell-on in a spiced broth with celery, peppers, scallion, and a kick of cayenne. Serve the peel-and-eat shrimp with the cooking liquid for dunking garlic bread. Messy, casual, and fun.

Shell-on shrimp steamed with crab boil spices, mustard seeds, and apple cider vinegar for tender, perfectly seasoned seafood that peels easily and tastes like a Chesapeake Bay crab feast.

Steamed shrimp with garlic, soy sauce, rice wine, and scallions in a Chinese-style preparation. Butterflied shrimp topped with slow-cooked golden garlic and steamed until tender.

Plump shrimp steamed over beer with crab boil seasoning, then tossed with a fresh tomato salsa loaded with jalapeño, red onion, lime, and garlic. Serve hot, cold, or anywhere in between.

Steamed shrimp and scallops tossed in a bright orange-rice vinegar vinaigrette with sesame oil, dill, and scallions. Light, fresh, and ready in 15 minutes.

Shrimp and sea scallops steamed with orange juice and rice vinegar, then tossed warm in a citrus-sesame vinaigrette with fresh dill and chives. A light, low-calorie seafood dish that's also diabetic-friendly.

Sirloin steak and shrimp marinated in honey, soy sauce, and cream sherry, then grilled on skewers with fresh pineapple and mushrooms. A sweet-savory surf and turf kabob for your next cookout.

Steak and shrimp wonton filling with marinated beef, lemon-kissed shrimp, water chestnuts, and cilantro. A surf-and-turf twist for fried or boiled dumplings.