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Tequila Lime Grilled Shrimp

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Tequila Lime Grilled Shrimp-7This recipe did not start out to be used as a marinade for shrimp, it was actually created to be a chicken wing sauce. A couple of years ago, my nephew Tommy, who was cooking at my brother’s sports bar, asked me to come up with a wing sauce recipe that would be appropriate for the Cinco de Mayo party they were having that weekend. With a margarita cocktail in mind, I thought right away of tequila and lime as a typical Mexican combination of flavors. I thought about how to translate that into a sauce recipe by adding some other flavors such as garlic, hot peppers and cumin. I tried several different versions of this combo at home before I sent it to Tommy back in Wisconsin. As it turned out, I was able to fly back home to Milwaukee that weekend, so I made a large batch of the sauce to test with customers at the Cinco de Mayo party. It was a big hit.

I have since turned this basic sauce recipe into a marinade and used it on seafood and chicken, and I think it would be great on steaks too.

Original post date:  9-03-2013

Tequila Lime Grilled Shrimp

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Ingredients

  • 2 Pounds Extra Large Raw Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 1/4 Cup Tequila
  • 1/4 Cup Lime Juice (fresh squeezed)
  • 1/4 Cup Cilantro (chopped)
  • 1/4 Cup Red Onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 Whole Red Jalapeño (seeded and finely chopped)
  • 2 Cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
  • 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin (ground)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 Whole Lime (cut into wedges - garnish)
  • 1/4 Red Onion (sliced very thin - garnish)
  • 4-6 Sprigs Cilantro (garnish)

Note

You can find raw peeled and deveined shrimp in most grocery stores.

Directions

Mix tequila, lime juice, vegetable oil, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, cumin, salt & black pepper together and set aside.
Rinse shrimp and remove any excess liquid.
Place shrimp in a ziplock bag and pour marinade over them. Marinate shrimp in the refrigerator for no more then an hour.
Remove shrimp from the marinade and place on skewers, if using wood skewers soak in water for 30 minutes.
Preheat grill to high and grill shrimp about 2 minutes a side.
Remove shrimp from skewers and place on platter. Garnish with lime wedges, cilantro sprigs and sliced red onions.

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