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Tamarind Butter Shrimp Skewers Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Hoasabi / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Yummy shrimp skewers in tamarind butter sauce, it can't get any better than this! Serve as a snack or main dish with some hot and fresh french bread. Prep:30m Cook:15m Servings:4	Hoasabi
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Ingredients

1 lb. shrimps with heads on

bamboo skewers soaked in water for at least an hour to prevent from burning

1/4 cup tamarind concentrate (you can buy this at any asian grocery store)

2 tbsp. water

3 tbsp. butter

2 tbsp. soy sauce

2 tbsp. brown sugar

1 tbsp. honey

2-3 cloves minced garlic

black pepper

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees

clean the shrimps and peel only the body shells leaving the head and tail attached

skewers the shrimps (3-4 shrimps per skewer) and put aside

in a sauce pan, put tamarind concentrate, water, butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, garlic and black pepper and let it cook down for about 5 min. or thickens slightly. turn off heat and put aside

put the skewer shrimps on a rack and baste/brush the shrimps with the tamarind sauce on both side

grill in oven for about 5 min. on each side.

continue to baste the shrimps while flipping them on each side until shrimps are cooked

do not over cook the shrimps!

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