Grilled Shrimp
Well-seasoned, delicious grilled tiger prawns. Great served for dinner with a salad.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 1 hrs
- Total Time: 1 hrs 30 minutes
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 15 large tiger shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 wooden skewers
Directions
- Whisk olive oil, lime juice, tequila, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a bowl; pour into a resalable plastic bag.
- Add shrimp, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, soak wooden skewers in a pan of water for 30 minutes.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove shrimp from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade. Thread shrimp on the skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head.
- Arrange the skewers on the preheated grill; cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and no longer transparent in the center, 6 to 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe 4
- Calories 184
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 14g 18%
- Saturated Fat 2g 10%
- Cholesterol 80mg 27%
- Sodium 441mg 19%
- Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
- Total Sugars 0g
- Protein 9g
- Vitamin C 4mg 18%
- Calcium 24mg 2%
- Iron 2mg 8%
- Potassium 107mg 2%
