Grilled Seafood Cocktail Recipes

MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Cut along the back about 1/4-inch deep through the shell of each prawn to remove the vein. Put prawns in a shallow, non-aluminum baking dish.
• In a small bowl, whisk together citrus oil, onion, garlic, cilantro, and lemon juice. Pour over prawns, cover, and let marinate, refrigerated, 1 to 4 hours.
• Preheat grill or broiler.
• When ready to cook, thread prawns on skewers and discard marinade. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and grill or broil, turning once, until just done, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Shrimp can be served warm or at room temperature. They are delicious on their own or with Citrus Aioli.
• Cook's Note: Leaving the shells on the prawns protects them from drying out during cooking. This method works so well that I use it often when preparing shrimp or prawns for salads, pasta, pizza, and sandwiches. Simply reduce the cooking time if they will later be cooked more, for instance as part of a sauce or pizza topping. Peel shrimp after they come off the grill.
• 2 cloves garlic
• Coarse salt
• 1 cup prepared mayonnaise
• 2 lemons, zested
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Using a mortar and pestle, or on a cutting board, finely mash the garlic cloves with a pinch of salt.
• In a bowl, mix the garlic paste with remaining ingredients and serve. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• If using wooden skewers, soak in cold water while shrimp marinates.
• To marinate the shrimp: Put the cilanto, garlic and chipotle with sauce in to a glass or plastic bowl.
• Stir in the olive oil and lime juice.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the shrimp and toss to coat with marinade.
• Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• For the sauce: Whisk together in a glass bowl the ketchup, orange juice, lime juice, worcestershire sauce and chipotles with sauce.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Set aside.
• To cook shrimp: Remove shrimp from marinade.
• Discard marinade.
• The original recipe called for threading one shrimp on each skewer.
• This makes a nice presentation but takes a little longer to prepare!
• I Thread several shrimp, about 4 or 5 depending on the size of the shrimp, on each skewer.
• Place on an oiled grill that has been preheated to medium high.
• Cook for about 2 minutes per side.
• They will turn pink when done.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK!
• I have also done these on my George Foreman Grill without using the skewers.
• (actually, this is how I do it most of the time!) Just throw the shrimp on and cook a couple of minutes.
• Place bowl of sauce in the center of a round platter and arrange shrimp around the sauce.
• Sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro if desired.
• Enjoy!