Grilled Shrimp Skewers

If you still have a hankering for shrimp, try this shrimp for packet or these saucy camarones enchilados, which is shrimp in a flavorful tomato sauce. 

These grilled shrimp will be delicious served on a bed of seasoned rice or with roasted broccoli.

Ingredients

• 1 pound Large Shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
• Pinch Black Pepper
• 4 Bread Rolls, for serving - optional
• ½ cup Butter (8 tablespoons)
• 1 Garlic Clove, grated or finely minced
• 2 tablespoon Lime Juice, about 2-3 limes, depending on how juicy they are
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• Pinch Black Pepper
• You will also need: 8 bamboo skewers (10 inch) and grill spray

How to make grilled shrimp skewers

Before getting to the shrimp prep, soak the bamboo skewers for 60 minutes. Place them in a shallow pan or casserole dish and cover them with cold water.

Peel and clean the shrimp. You can leave the tail on or remove it. Skewer the shrimp, going through both ends. Use about 4 shrimp to each skewer, depending on their size.

Lay the shrimp skewers out on a pan or plate and season them on both sides with 1 teaspoon of salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.

Grill the shrimp skewers

• Preheat the grill to moderate heat. Spray the grates lightly with grill spray to minimize sticking.
• Grill the shrimp skewers for 5-7 minutes, turning them about halfway through the cooking time. The cooking time is just for reference. How long to grill the shrimp will depend on the size of the shrimp and grill temperature. It won’t take very long.
• When shrimp is cooked through, it will be opaque and will turn a pinkish color. Look for these signs as they are a more accurate indication that the shrimp is cooked through than the cooking time.
• If you’re not sure that the shrimp is cooked through, remove one skewer from the grill and cut one of the larger pieces in half. The inside of the shrimp should be white and opaque.

Make the butter sauce

• Add the butter to a small saucepan. Gently heat the butter over medium-low heat.
• When the butter is melted, add the grated garlic. Cook the butter and garlic for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Next, add the lime juice, ½ teaspoon of salt and black pepper. Stir the sauce until everything is combined. Continue to heat the sauce until warmed through.
• Taste the butter lime sauce and add salt and pepper if need. As a reference we added just a pinch of salt to ours.
• Lower the heat to low and keep the butter sauce warm while you grill the shrimp.

Serve the shrimp skewers with the butter garlic sauce. It’s fantastic over toasted bread as an appetizer or with yellow rice and black beans as a main dish.