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Kare-Kare — Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew
A magnificent Filipino braise of oxtail, tripe, and vegetables in a rich, creamy peanut and annatto sauce, served with the essential fermented shrimp paste (bagoong).
⏱ 270 min🔥 720 kcalHard
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Filipino Shrimp Recipes
13 recipes using shrimp — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking.
These 13 filipino shrimp recipes are ready in about 83 minutes on average, with 280–820 kcal per serving, and 46% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
13
recipes
83 min
average time
493 kcal
avg per serving
46%
easy recipes
How Filipino cuisine cooks with shrimp
Filipino cuisine — Adobo, sinigang, lechon — bold, sour and deeply savoury island cooking — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Filipino cooks work with shrimp, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, sautéing, steaming and boiling.
Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, onion, fish sauce, soy sauce, chicken stock and coconut milk. The dishes here span filipino classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
13 Filipino Shrimp Recipes
✨ NewDinner
Pancit Canton
Filipino stir-fried wheat noodles with pork, shrimp, vegetables and a savoury soy-oyster sauce — the birthday dish synonymous with long life.
⏱ 40 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
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Laing
A Bicolano dish of dried taro leaves simmered in rich coconut milk with pork, shrimps, and fiery bird's eye chillies — intensely flavourful.
⏱ 75 min🔥 440 kcalMedium
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Pancit Palabok
A festive Filipino noodle dish — thin rice noodles topped with a golden shrimp-and-pork sauce, crushed chicharon, shrimps, eggs, and spring onions.
⏱ 60 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
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Kare-Kare (Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew)
The Philippines' grand fiesta stew — slow-braised oxtail and tripe in a thick golden peanut and toasted-rice sauce, served with bok choy, eggplant, long beans and a side of pungent shrimp paste.
⏱ 210 min🔥 620 kcalHard
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Bicol Express (Filipino Pork in Coconut Chile Sauce)
Slow-simmered pork belly in coconut milk, shrimp paste and an arsenal of long green chiles — the Bicol region's fierce, creamy national dish.
⏱ 75 min🔥 820 kcalEasy
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Pancit Bihon
Filipino stir-fried rice noodles with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables — birthday party essential.
⏱ 45 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
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Ukoy (Filipino Shrimp and Vegetable Fritters)
Crispy fried fritters of shredded vegetables and whole small shrimp, a popular Filipino snack served with a vinegar dipping sauce.
⏱ 35 min🔥 300 kcalEasy
✨ Newstarter
Siomai (Filipino Steamed Pork Dumplings)
Steamed dumplings of ground pork, shrimp and water chestnut, a Filipino-Chinese favorite served with calamansi and soy sauce.
⏱ 45 min🔥 280 kcalMedium
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Filipino Molo Soup (Toasted Garlic Dumpling Soup)
Ilonggo-style Filipino dumpling soup with a savory pork filling in a toasted garlic and chicken broth.
⏱ 59 min🔥 309 kcalEasy
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Filipino Pinakbet-Style Baked Vegetables (Sweet Heat)
Filipino mixed vegetables baked with shrimp paste, tomato, and a touch of chili heat and sweetness.
⏱ 65 min🔥 498 kcalHard
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Filipino Bicol Express Rice Bowl
Spicy pork simmered in coconut milk and chile, Bicol Express-style, served over rice.
⏱ 65 min🔥 610 kcalMedium
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Filipino Ginataang Hipon (Shrimp in Coconut Chile Sauce) over Rice
Shrimp simmered in coconut milk with garlic and chile, served over steamed rice.
⏱ 35 min🔥 430 kcalEasy
Choosing & preparing shrimp
How to choose
Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.
Prep & storage
Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.
When is it done?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
Nutrition
Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley
Filipino Shrimp Recipes — FAQ
How long do Filipino shrimp recipes take to make?
Most of these 13 Filipino shrimp recipes are ready in around 83 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Ukoy (Filipino Shrimp and Vegetable Fritters), takes about 35 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 270 minutes.
How many calories are in Filipino shrimp dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 280 to 820 kcal per serving, averaging 493 kcal — Siomai (Filipino Steamed Pork Dumplings) is the lightest option at 280 kcal.
What is the easiest Filipino shrimp recipe for beginners?
Pancit Canton is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 46% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with shrimp in Filipino cooking?
In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with garlic, onion, fish sauce, soy sauce, chicken stock and coconut milk. Filipino kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when shrimp is properly cooked?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
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