| As the weather gets warmer our grills are getting | | | | minced parsley, 2 teaspoons coarse salt and freshly |
| ready for some serious work! Grilling shrimp is one of | | | | ground black pepper. |
| my favorite things to grill because the grill intensifies | | | | You will need a couple bunches scallions which you will |
| the shrimps flavor and the shrimp is ready in a snap! | | | | trim and cut into 2 inch pieces - cut the whole thing |
| It really does cook quite fast! A favorite of all times | | | | whites, light greens and greens. We will use these on |
| are shrimp kabobs. | | | | our skewers just for flavor. You can also use large |
| Shrimp kabobs are very easy to make. This particular | | | | dices of red onion. |
| recipe calls for shelled, deveined shrimp. You will need | | | | So, remove the shrimp from the bowl, one by one, |
| to either buy it like that or get a special deveiner tool | | | | and start skewering them. Skewer shrimp, onion, |
| which slides under the shell and removes the vein. I | | | | shrimp, onion and so on and so forth. Go ahead and |
| don't always leave the shell on my shrimp when I | | | | get creative. If you want to, you can add large dices |
| make kabobs but these were particularly big so I | | | | of bell peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, pineapple or any |
| wanted to make sure they did not dry up on my grill. | | | | other thing that makes your creative juices flow. |
| When you are making shrimp kabobs place the | | | | Place all the skewered shrimp into a large sided dish. |
| shrimp into a bowl of ice cold water while you are | | | | Brush the marinade on each shrimp making sure you |
| getting them onto the skewers. This will prevent | | | | fill in the crevice. Let the shrimp marinade for 30 |
| them from going bad. If you are using wooden | | | | minutes. |
| skewers go ahead and place them in the same bowl | | | | Turn the grill on and heat it for about 30 minutes. |
| as the shrimp and they will acquire some of the | | | | Reduce the heat and place the shrimp on the grill and |
| shrimp's taste. Make sure you always soak wooden | | | | cook until the shrimp turns pink, flip the skewers and |
| skewers in water before putting them on the grill | | | | cook the other side. You should be done in about 10 |
| otherwise they will burn. | | | | minutes or less. If you are using a charcoal grill pile up |
| In this recipe you will prepare a marinade and then | | | | the hot coals on one side and place the skewers on |
| brush it onto the shrimp, making sure to fill in the | | | | the other so they cook with indirect heat. |
| crevice. You are going to need about 3 pounds of | | | | Remove the shrimp from the grill and remove from |
| extra large shrimp for the following amount of | | | | the skewer - or not, you can go ahead and serve |
| marinade. If you are making less shrimp adjust the | | | | everyone one or two skewers on their plates. Serve |
| amounts accordingly. | | | | and enjoy! |
| In a bowl whisk together 1 cup extra virgin olive oil | | | | Click here, for delicious pictures of this recipe! |
| with 2 teaspoons garlic powder, 3 tablespoons | | | | |