Ruth’s Chris Copycat BBQ Shrimp
Have you ever had BBQ Shrimp before? I don’t mean grilled shrimp but southern BBQ Shrimp. This Ruth’s Chris Copycat BBQ Shrimp recipe doesn’t go anywhere near a grill or barbecue but is done in a cast iron pan on the stove top. Ruth’s Chris has some amazing recipes that I love replicating, we have done quite a few now on the site. This one is just about the best thing I have ever had with shrimp though. Truly an amazing experience. I think it is related to BBQ because of the wonderful sauce that these shrimp are in, spice, garlic and butter, you really can’t go wrong.
To take this over the edge Ruth’s Chris serves them from appetizer to entree and for your dinner selection they add in roasted garlic mashed potatoes. Heavens this dish will just blow your mind!! We made this for a romantic night for two but it can be increased to 4 servings easily by doubling or taking away the potatoes for an appetizer. You are going to want to try this recipe, trust me, it is truly awesome!!
Ken dove into making this recipe with abandon. I do almost all the recipe development for you but Ken does a lot of the execution. He loves being in the kitchen with me or on his own.
Sometimes this BBQ shrimp recipe is served with shell on shrimp and you just have to dive right in there getting your fingers and face all into that sauce. Well, at Ruth’s Chris it is a bit more sophisticated and they just leave the tails on. Try this recipe today at your next BBQ, it will be a fast favorite and you will impress everyone with this amazing recipe. It would be great at anytime of the year too as it doesn’t need grilling. I can see this being a favorite Valentine’s Day treat.
Learn how to roast garlic with this handy RECIPE!
- 2 medium to large potatoes
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 large clove roasted garlic
- Salt to taste
- 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. green onions, chopped plus more cut on the bias for garnish
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 tsp. chopped garlic
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ tsp. Tabasco sauce
- ¼ tsp. cayenne
- ¼ tsp. paprika
- 4 oz. butter
- Salt to taste
- Boil and mash potatoes. Add in the butter, milk, garlic and salt. Set aside, keeping warm.
- In a large cast iron pan over medium-high heat add the 2 Tbsp. butter and then the shrimp, cook until the shrimp is just done, stirring frequently. You may want to cook them in batches if you don't have a large pan. Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Cook the green onions in the remaining butter for 1 minute, then add the wine and let simmer. Reduce by half, turn the heat to low and then add in the garlic, Worcestershire, Tabasco, cayenne pepper, paprika and salt. Cook for 1-2 min. Add in the butter in cubes slowly and stir after each addition to melt. Add the shrimp back in and toss to coat and heat through. Serve with roasted garlic mashed potatoes.
Here are some other Ruth’s Chris recipes for you to try.
Ruth’s Chris Sweet Potato Casserole, you will be making this for every occasion you can think of!!
These Ruth’s Chris Shoestring Fries will become a family favorite!
Julia @ Plated Cravings says
I love shrimp! And those Garlic Mashed Potatoes sound so good! 🙂 I definitely have to try this, Tara!
Tara Noland says
It is really an amazing dish, something worth the indulgence!!
Laura Dembowski says
I love Ruth’s Chris and these shrimp. I remember the first time I had them. They were so much better than I expected and I was hooked.
Tara Noland says
Thank you so much Laura, they really are amazing!!
Brandy says
This looks super yummy! Thanks for sharing it!
Dawn Lopez says
Total yum! This looks like an extremely delicious shrimp recipe. I love the presentation too with the garlic mashed potatoes. This would be a great romantic meal for 2! 🙂
Alfred Gorlick says
Just to clarify, for the mashed potatoes, is it one large garlic clove or one large garlic head? One clove doesn’t seem quite enough.
Tara Noland says
We only used one large clove but feel free to add more if you want. With it being roasted you can be generous with the garlic.
Kit says
Would also love to have the sweet potato casserole recipe.
Tara Noland says
This is super popular, here it is!! https://noshingwiththenolands.com/ruths-chris-copycat-sweet-potato-casserole/
WANDA LE BEAU says
HOW CAN I GET THE RECIPE FOR THE SHOE STRING FRIES. THANK YOU
Tara Noland says
Something happened with the link, sorry here it is! https://noshingwiththenolands.com/copycat-ruths-chris-shoestring-fries/
Rosemary Alderson says
I had this BBQ Shrimp,garlic mashed potatoes,years ago,at Ruth Chris steakhouse, And all I remember was it was Soo good, so I thought I would look this up on copy cat,and I am glad I did, I am going to fix it for Easter,Thank you!!!!
Tara Noland says
Happy Easter, enjoy!!
Peggy says
My daughter just started college, needless to say we won’t be at RChris anytime soon. So I made this tonight, it was delicious! It cost me about 12$ to make(we live in Louisiana…shrimp is cheap). Will be enjoying for the foreseeable future!
Tara Noland says
I understand that Ruth’s Chris can be expensive especially with new bills to pay. So glad you enjoyed it!! We have other Ruth’s Chris recipes for you on the site if you want to try.
https://noshingwiththenolands.com/copycat-ruths-chris-shoestring-fries/
https://noshingwiththenolands.com/ruths-chris-copycat-sweet-potato-casserole/
Cheers, Tara
Dorene Hanson says
Tried this last night for New Year’s and the sauce look like it was on track, but then turned dark and the butter separated from the sauce. What did I do wrong?
Tara Noland says
Sounds like you might have had the heat on too high. Make sure your butter is cold too that might help.