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Grilled New Orleans-style Shrimp Skewers Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Serve these spicy grilled shrimp with bread for sopping up all the sauce. Serving Suggestion: Great over cheese grits. See NOTE in instructions for preparing in the oven. From the July 2003, Gourmet Magazine. Enjoy. Prep:35m Cook:5m Servings:4	Lunasea
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Ingredients

The Shrimp:

1 1/2 lb large shrimp (21 to 25 per lb)

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 medium garlic cloves, minced

3/8 tsp salt

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ForSauce:

3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons black pepper

4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

3/8 tsp salt

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

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Special equipment: 7 (12-inch) wooden skewers

Accompaniments: a baguette and lemon wedges

Directions

For Shrimp:

Snip shells of shrimp with scissors down middle of back, leaving tail and first segment of shell intact. Make an incision along length of back where shells are cut and devein, leaving shells in place. (Shells will prevent shrimp from becoming tough on outside when grilled.)

Toss shrimp with oil, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and marinate at cool room temperature 15 minutes.

While shrimp marinate, prepare grill for cooking. If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds. If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderately high.

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Sauce:

Heat butter, chili powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring, until butter is melted, then remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

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Thread 4 or 5 shrimp onto each skewer and grill, covered only if using a gas grill, turning over once, until just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes total.

Push shrimp off skewers into a bowl, then pour sauce mixture over them and toss to combine well.

**NOTE: Shrimp can be broiled on a broiler pan 6 inches from heat, turning over once, about 6 minutes total.

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Comments

debra47 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Delicious sounding recipe! My husband and I both love shrimp so I will have to make it sometime soon. My list of recipes that I want to make just keeps getting longer and longer.

coffeebean53 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Awesome recipe. Oh yeah I'll be trying these when the weather warms up. Thanks for a great post. :)

knoxcop 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Oh my....mymymymymy! Love this one. Sounds very close to what I do with mine, but I take the shells off and leave tail on. I can imagine that if you did them in the oven, the sauce would be amazing for dipping with the bread!!!Thanks for this one!
--Kn0x--

mpierce 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This sounds great will have to give this one a try. I have some shrimp in the freezer that need a purpose in life. LOL
Thanks, Mark

bakermel 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Yummmmmmm! :)

zena824 1 year, 10 months ago said:
What a great recipe....right up my ally...Adore shrimp.... Thanks for a great recipe...

wolfpackjack 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Vickie, you are on a roll with some great posts. Hope you had a nice weekend... thanks for another tasty post. dave

wilz 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Always on lookout for a good shrimp recipe! Def gets my 5!

trigger 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Wow I am wild about your shrimp recipe these flavors meld together perfectly Vickie.
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Yummy!

valinkenmore 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
High 5 - this sounds wonderful! Can't wait to try!

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