Spicy Grilled Shrimp
Serves 4-6
Preparation time:
Refrigeration Time: 30-120 minutes
Ingredients - marinade:
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped fresh basil (can use dry in a pinch, but only 2 tablespoons)
• 4 garlic cloves - crushed
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Ingredients - additional:
• 36 uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined (about 2 pounds)
• Rice - optional
Directions:
- In a small bowl, whisk marinade ingredients; divide into:
• 2⁄3 for initial marinade
• 1⁄3 when serving
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Place shrimp in a bowl and cover with 2⁄3 marinade
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Cover and chill shrimp and reserved marinade at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours
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Heat barbeque to medium to high
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Thread 8 shrimp onto 12-14 inch-long metal skewers
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Grill shrimp with some marinade still clinging until just opaque in center (approximately 2 - 2 1⁄2 minutes per side)
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Remove shrimp from skewers and place in a bowl
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Heat reserved marinade and spoon over grilled shrimp and serve over rice