Air Fryer Shrimp with Garlic Butter
These Air Fryer Shrimp come out juicy, crisp, and drenched in a garlic butter sauce with bright lemon notes — ready in under 15 minutes!
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled, deveined, tails on
- 1 ½ teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt plus more for sauce
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder divided for seasoning and sauce
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped (optional garnish)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F for 3 minutes.
- In a bowl, toss shrimp with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until coated evenly.
- Arrange shrimp in single layer in air fryer basket. Cook for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- While shrimp cooks, melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic to butter and cook 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant, stirring frequently.
- Stir in lemon juice, remaining garlic powder, salt, and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat.
- Once shrimp is done, plate and drizzle with garlic butter sauce. Garnish with parsley if using.
- Serve hot with rice or lemon wedges if desired.
Notes
Use fresh garlic for best flavor in the butter sauce. Don’t crowd the fryer basket — cook in batches to keep shrimp evenly crispy.