Spicy Grilled Shrimp
Hello friend, welcome to Shrimps Recipe. Today we are going to make Spicy Grilled Shrimp.
This grilled shrimp recipe is fast and easy to prepare and destined to be the hit of any barbeque. And, weather not permitting, the shrimp cook up great under the broiler, too.
Recipe Summary for making Spicy Grilled Shrimp
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- cook: 5 minutes
- total: 20 minutes
- Servings: 6
Ingredients for making Spicy Grilled Shrimp
- 1 large clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 wedges lemon, for garnish
Directions for making Spicy Grilled Shrimp
- Preheat a grill for medium heat.
- Crush garlic and salt together in a small bowl with a fork. Mix in paprika and cayenne. Stir in olive oil and lemon juice to form a paste.
- Combine garlic paste and shrimp in a large bowl and toss until shrimp are evenly coated.
- Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill shrimp until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with lemon wedges, and serve.
Nutrition Information for Spicy Grilled Shrimp
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Calories: 163.6
- % Daily Value *
- protein: 25.1g 50 %
- carbohydrates: 2.7g 1 %
- dietary fiber: 1.1g 4 %
- sugars: 0.1g
- fat: 5.9g 9 %
- saturated fat: 1g 5 %
- cholesterol: 230.4mg 77 %
- vitamin a iu: 534.6IU 11 %
- niacin equivalents: 8.9mg 69 %
- vitamin b6: 0.2mg 13 %
- vitamin c: 17.9mg 30 %
- folate: 6.8mcg 2 %
- calcium: 59.6mg 6 %
- iron: 3.9mg 22 %
- magnesium: 43.6mg 16 %
- potassium: 258.7mg 7 %
- sodium: 585.7mg 23 %
- thiamin: 0.1mg 5 %
- calories from fat: 53.2
