Spicy Shrimp Skewers
This is the perfect recipe to serve at any barbecue in the summer. The perfect accompaniment to this dish is seasoned rice along with frozen margaritas.
Ingredients
- 900 grams Large Shrimps Peeled and Deveined
- 80 ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 80 ml Honey
- 1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 Teaspoon Vegetable Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
- 3 Dashes Hot Pepper Sauce
- Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
- 12 Wooden Skewers That Have Been Soaked In Water for 1 Hour
Instructions
- In a bowl combine together the lime juice, honey, soy sauce and oil.
- Then to this add the Jamaican jerk seasoning, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper.
- Now add to the sauce you have just made the shrimps make sure that you mix everything well together so that the shrimps are completely coated in the sauce.
- Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator and leave there for one hour to allow the shrimps to marinate in the sauce.
- This is the time when the skewers should have been placed in the water to soak.
- About 30 minutes before the shrimps are due to come out the refrigerator you should now get your barbecue going.
- The shrimps will need to be cooked on a medium to high heat so place the grill of the barbecue about 4 to 6 inches above the heat source.
- After removing the shrimps from the refrigerator now remove the skewers from the water, then pat them dry before then spraying or brushing with some nonstick cooking spray or oil.
- Now thread on to each skewer the shrimps until all 12 skewers have been used and place on the grill and cook each kebab for 5 minutes on each side or until the shrimps have turned pink in color.
- Once the shrimps are cooked place on clean plates and serve with the seasoned rice and frozen margaritas.