Grilled Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon Recipe

 

Grilled Shrimp with Garlic and Lemon Recipe

Prep

90 mins

Cook

5 mins

Active

30 mins

Total

95 mins

Serves

4 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds (1 kg) large shrimp (15–20 per pound), peeled and deveined

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon (9 g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more to taste; for table salt, use half as much by volume or the same weight

1 teaspoon (4 g) sugar

4 medium cloves garlic, minced, divided

1/4 cup (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1 teaspoon (2 g) zest and 4 teaspoons (20 ml) juice from 1 lemon

2 tablespoons (10 g) minced fresh parsley leaves

Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine shrimp, baking soda, salt, and sugar and toss to coat. Thread shrimp onto sets of 2 skewers, alternating heads to tails and pushing shrimp so that they are nestled snugly together; you should have about 6 shrimp on each set of skewers. Lay skewers on top of a baking dish so that shrimp are suspended above bottom of dish. Transfer to refrigerator and allow to rest for 1 hour. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine half of garlic and half of olive oil in a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, combine remaining garlic and olive oil, lemon zest and juice, and parsley leaves and set aside.

Threading shrimp closely together on a pair of skewers

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When shrimp are ready to grill, brush both sides with garlic-oil mixture. Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange coals on one side of charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill, and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to the highest heat setting, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil grilling grate.

Close-up of shrimp skewers being brushed with garlic oil. The skewers are suspended above a small baking dish which is catching the excess oil dripping from the shrimp.

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Place shrimp directly over hot side of grill and cook, turning occasionally, until shrimp are just cooked through and well charred, 4 to 5 minutes total. Transfer shrimp to a cutting board.

Several shrimp skewers positioned on a grill grate.

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Carefully remove skewers from shrimp and transfer to bowl with garlic-oil-lemon mixture. Toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately