Mojito Grilled Shrimp
Joey, quit whining and fill up the tank. Its 7 and a half hours from my home and i`m going.
Well, the whining has stopped.
The wife just informed me that we are buying 120 lbs of shrimp on Friday for family and friends and I have been chosen to be the head, de-header.
Now all I've got left is a whimper.
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But I will share the recipe I am going to try this weekend:
Ingredients
20 chopped fresh mint leaves
1/3 cup sugar
1 thinly sliced shallot
1/3 cup light rum
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
Preparation
1. In a medium bowl, combine mint leaves, sugar, and shallot. Pound with a wooden spoon to crush coarsely.
2. Whisk in rum, lime juice, oil, lime zest, and salt. Whisk until salt dissolves.
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. peeled, deveined shrimp (21 to 30 per lb., tails on) $
Mojito Marinade
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Mint sprigs
Preparation
1. Prepare a gas or charcoal grill for high heat (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 in. above cooking grate only 1 to 2 seconds). Meanwhile, put shrimp in a 1-gal. resealable plastic bag and pour in marinade. Seal and marinate at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Remove shrimp, reserving marinade. Thread shrimp onto 6 or 7 (10- to 14-in.) metal or bamboo skewers.
3. Arrange shrimp on grill and baste with marinade (dab some mint and shallot onto shrimp); close lid. Cook until shrimp are just beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn shrimp over, baste again, and close lid. Cook 1 to 2 minutes until browned but still moist in center (cut to check). Transfer shrimp to a platter, drizzle with lime juice, and garnish with mint sprigs.
Don't marinate for more than the recommended time or the rum and lime juice will "cook" the shrimp and ruin their texture.
My angel doesn't ask me to do stuff like this that often, so I can never say no.