Air Fryer Shrimp and Polenta

  4.7 – 1 reviews  • Shrimp

A barbecue sauce recipe from the West Virginia cookbook “Mountain Measures” that I grew up with was adapted for the pulled pork, which was simmered in a fiery, acidic sauce. It tastes equally as well when made with more water and put on top of mashed or baked potatoes.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  1. ½ (16 ounce) tube polenta, sliced into 6 rounds
  2. 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  3. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  4. 8 ounces thawed frozen jumbo shrimp – drained, peeled, and deveined
  5. 12 grape tomatoes
  6. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  7. 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
  8. 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  9. ½ teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

Instructions

  1. Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Lay polenta rounds on a clean work surface. Brush both sides with 1 teaspoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper; set aside.
  3. Combine shrimp and tomatoes in a bowl. Add remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil and toss to coat. Use tongs to transfer tomatoes to the basket of the air fryer.
  4. Cook tomatoes in the preheated air fryer until blistered, about 2 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a large bowl and smash with a wooden spoon.
  5. Place shrimp in the basket of the air fryer and cook for 10 minutes. Transfer shrimp to the bowl with the smashed tomatoes.
  6. Place polenta rounds in the basket of the air fryer and cook for 15 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown, 15 minutes longer.
  7. While polenta rounds are cooking, combine butter, parsley, hot pepper sauce, and lemon-pepper seasoning in a bowl and mix until well combined.
  8. Divide polenta cakes between 2 serving plates. Spoon tomato-shrimp mixture over top and serve with seasoned butter.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 331 kcal
Carbohydrate 22 g
Cholesterol 200 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 22 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Sodium 808 mg
Sugars 1 g
Fat 18 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Brooke Allen
What a great tasting and ez recipe. The polenta was crispy and the shrimp were perfect.

 

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