Southern-Style Butter Shrimp, Steak & Rice

Here’s a Southern-Style Butter Shrimp, Steak & Rice recipe—juicy steak, buttery garlic shrimp, and seasoned rice all in one hearty meal. 🍤🥩🍚

🥩🍤 Southern Butter Shrimp & Steak with Rice

Serves: 4
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 25–30 minutes

Ingredients

For the steak & shrimp:

• 1 lb steak, cut into bite-sized pieces

• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 4 tbsp butter, divided

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• 1 tsp Cajun seasoning

• ½ tsp onion powder

• ½ tsp garlic powder

• ½ tsp black pepper

• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper — optional

• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

For the rice:

• 1½ cups long-grain white rice

• 2¾ cups chicken broth

• 2 tbsp butter

• ½ small onion, finely diced

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• ½ tsp Cajun seasoning

• ½ tsp smoked paprika

• Salt and pepper to taste

🍚 Make the rice

1. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

2. Add onion and cook for 2–3 minutes.

3. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.

4. Stir in the rice, Cajun seasoning and smoked paprika.

5. Pour in the chicken broth.

6. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.

7. Cover and simmer for about 18 minutes, or until the rice is tender.

8. Remove from heat and let it sit covered for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.

🥩 Cook the steak

1. Pat the steak pieces dry.

2. Toss with smoked paprika, Cajun seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper.

3. Heat olive oil and 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-high/high heat.

4. Add steak in a single layer. Don't overcrowd the pan.

5. Cook about 2–3 minutes per side, depending on the size and how well-done you like it.

6. Remove steak to a plate.

🍤 Make the butter shrimp

1. Lower the heat to medium.

2. Add 2 tbsp butter to the same skillet.

3. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.

4. Add shrimp, Cajun seasoning and a little black pepper.

5. Cook about 1–2 minutes per side, until the shrimp are pink and opaque.

6. Add Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice.

7. Return the steak to the pan and toss everything together for another minute.

8. Sprinkle with parsley.

🍽️ Serve

Spoon the seasoned rice onto plates and pile the buttery steak and shrimp over the top. Drizzle the extra garlic-butter sauce from the skillet over everything.

A little Southern-style trick: Add 1–2 tablespoons of chicken broth to the skillet at the end and scrape up all those browned bits from the steak. Let it simmer for a minute, then swirl in another tablespoon of butter. That makes an amazing sauce for the rice. 😋

You could also add sautéed onions and bell peppers to this if you want it more like a Southern steak-and-shrimp skillet.