Thursday, May 8, 2014

Grilled Jerk Shrimp

The weather is becoming nicer (or at least where I live) and I thought this would be a great recipe to share.  Almost anything with the jerk spice is delicious to me. The flavor is a beautiful combination of spiciness (not too spicy though.), a touch of smokiness, and traces of the distinct allspice flavor (not sure how I would describe allspice in one word.), which makes jerk shrimp special. Serves about 4-6 people.
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground Cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground dry thyme
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 Tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 pounds peeled, deveined large or medium shrimp
Other things: skewers, wood or metal. Make sure to soak the wood skewers for about half an hour or more.
  1. Heat your grill to medium-high heat. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a small bowl; whisk or stir. Combine the oil and shrimp together in a large bowl; toss well to coat. Sprinkle the spice mixture over the shrimp; toss to coat
  2. Thread the shrimp onto the skewers and set aside. Spray your grill with nonstick vegetable oil.  Place the skewers on the grill. Grill shrimp for 3 minutes then turn the skewers and grill for another 3 minutes.
From Cooking Light


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