Barbecue Shrimp RecipeEasy Barbecue Shrimp Recipe (basic grilled shrimp recipe)
Barbecue Sauce
To make the sauce Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Let simmer for ½ hour, until onions become translucent. Let sauce cool before using, or make in advance and store in fridge. Barbecuing (Grilling) Tips Light coals 30 minutes before cooking, or, for a gas burner, five minutes before start. Preparing Shrimp For large shrimp, dip in sauce and lay on grilling rack. For medium shrimp, thread onto skewers and place on lipped baking sheet. Brush sauce on skewered shrimp and transfer skewers to grilling rack. Cook for about two minutes on each side, or until sauce starts to brown. Shrimp will turn translucent. To Grill Shrimp in Broiler Dip shrimp in sauce as indicated above, and then place on a lipped baking sheet. Place sheet about four inches below flame. Grill about two minutes on each side. Variations Bacon BBQ Shrimp Recipe For skewered shrimp, wrap in bacon before skewering. To add an Italian accent, use proscuitto and wrap each piece of shrimp with a basil leaf as well. Honey Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Substitute ½ cup of your favorite honey for the brown sugar and molasses. For a stronger honey taste, Cut ketchup or chili sauce by half and increase honey by ¼ cup. For a lighter honey taste, instead of sauce, combine equal parts honey, soy sauce and lemon juice and marinate shrimp for a half-hour before grilling. Coconut Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Roll shrimp in coconut after dipping in barbecue sauce recipe. Alternative: use the Honey Barbecue Shrimp recipe and roll in coconut. Try substituting lime juice for the lemon juice and skewering with pineapple for an even more tropical taste. Jalapeno Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Add two minced jalapeno peppers to the sauce. Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Add 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce to the sauce recipe. Barbecue Shrimp and Salsa Grill Shrimp as above, serve with your favorite salsa. California Light Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Marinade
Mix marinade ingredients, place shrimp in marinade for 30 minutes before grilling. Italian-American Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Use marinade for California Light Barbecue Shrimp, minus dill and shallots. Add one more clove of garlic, minced. Add in ¼ teaspoon finely minced fresh oregano or marjoram. Marinate for a half-hour before grilling. Serve with finely chopped fennel and an olive tapenade. Mediterranean Barbecue Shrimp Recipe Use marinade for California Light Barbecue Shrimp, minus dill and shallots. Add one more clove of garlic, minced. Marinate for a half-hour before grilling, serve over orzo pasta with crumbled feta cheese, sun-dried or roasted tomatoes and Kalamata olives. Mexican-style BBQ Shrimp Recipe Use marinade for California Light Barbecue Shrimp, minus dill and shallots. Add ¼ cup chopped red onions, ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro. Substitute tequila for lemon juice, if desired. Marinate for a half-hour before grilling. Serve with your favorite Salsa. Also try: Serve in tortilla with salsa for a great shrimp taco! Berry Patch Barbeque Shrimp Recipe Marinate shrimp in raspberry vinaigrette for a half-hour before grilling. Serve on a bed of spinach leaves with pecans or roasted walnuts, crumbled bleu cheese and berries. Thai-style Barbeque Shrimp Recipe Mix ½ cup Thai peanut sauce with 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice and 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger. Marinate for a half-hour before grilling. Note about Grilling High heat tends to cook outer portions of meat faster than interior portions. To even out this process, warm the shrimp before cooking by soaking it in warm water for about 30 minutes, then cook immediately. Do not leave uncooked shrimp at room temperature for any longer than 60 minutes, to make sure that bacteria doesn’t have time to form. Note about "Barbeque" Shrimp Recipe Those fun-loving Aussies! They sure managed to get their "Shrimp-on-the-bar-bee" phrase stuck in our heads! But "barbecue" or "barbeque" (we use the spellings interchangeably here) actually refers to a low-heat, slow-cooked, enclosed cooking method. Shrimp, if it were truly barbecued, would get mushy and completely unappetizing. What we call "barbecue" on this site actually refers to "grilling," which is cooking with a fast, high heat over an open flame, usually with a gas fire or over hot coals -- pretty much the opposite of "barbecuing." Shrimp Skewering Tips Look for skewers that are flat, square or oval so that food doesn't twist as it softens. Otherwise use two skewers about one-half inch apart: this makes it easier to flip shrimp without them twisting on the sticks. Always soak bamboo or wood skewers in water for about 20 minutes before use, enough time to allow the skewers to completely absorb water. Skewering is about putting wood sticks over an open flame, after all. Tips on Grilling with Vegetables If serving grilled shrimp with grilled vegetables, remember that veggies take longer to cook than shrimp. If you prefer veggies on the raw side, cook on the same skewers as the shrimp. For more thoroughly cooked vegetables, grill them on separate skewers from the shrimp so that you can cook them longer. Alternative: blanche or partially grill vegetables first then skewer with shrimp. The wonders of Ziploc Bags Let's face it: we're not cooking a roast or a turkey here. Shrimp are small and easily tossed into bags and then into the fridge or freezer. What better excuse to marinate shrimp? Toss them into a Ziploc or other sealable plastic bag with your favorite sauce, salad dressing or marinate let them sit for a few hours, then bring back to room temperature and grill! Don't miss these related pages...
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