Sassy Barbecued Shrimp Recipes

SAUCY BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in barbecue sauce and beer., Place shrimp in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour barbecue mixture over top. Bake, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Serve with baguette slices.

NEW ORLEANS-STYLE BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, shallot and garlic. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the shallots are soft and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the lemon slices and cook until they begin to brown, about 1 minute longer, then stir in the shrimp, paprika, thyme, black pepper and salt. Add the Worcestershire sauce and 3 tablespoons water and bring the liquid to a simmer.
• Cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are beginning to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add the butter cubes and swirl the pan to combine. Allow the sauce to simmer until the shrimp are pink and just opaque all the way through, another 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with lots of napkins and some crusty bread for sopping up the sauce.

BEST BBQ SHRIMP EVER

Steps:

• Whisk together the canola oil, hot pepper sauce, garlic, chili sauce, lemon juice, and oregano in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Thread about 4 shrimp onto each skewer.
• Cook on the preheated grill until pink on the outside and no longer translucent in the center, about 3 minutes per side.

BBQ SHRIMP

Steps:

• Set up your grill for even medium-high heat. If using a charcoal grill, distribute the coals evenly. If using a gas grill, heat both sides evenly.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, brown sugar, paprika, salt, cumin, coriander, cayenne and lime zest and juice. Add the shrimp and allow to marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature and up to 3 hours refrigerated.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade and place on a cooling rack in a single layer. Put the cooling rack on the grill and cook the shrimp, pulling the cooling rack off the grill to flip them, until charred and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• To serve: Add the shrimp to a platter and garnish with lime wedges.

BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Insert a 10-inch bamboo skewer at the tail end of each shrimp and thread the shrimp onto it. Brush the shrimp with the barbecue sauce and arrange them on a large platter. Just before grilling brush the shrimp again with the sauce, grill them on a rack set over glowing coals for 1 minute on each side, or until they are pink and springy to the touch, and serve them warm or at room temperature.

SOUTHERN "BARBECUE" SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil and spread shrimp on sheet. Mix melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and Old Bay seasoning in medium bowl for sauce. Pour half of sauce over shrimp and stir to coat. Broil until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to platter; serve with lemon wedges, baguette slices, and remaining sauce.

SASSY SEASONED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix first eight ingredients in a bowl (or simply put all in a large ziploc and squish to mix). You can reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade as a dipping sauce.
• Put the marinade in a large ziploc bag and add shrimp.
• Marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Take shrimp out of bag and thread onto skewers.
• Grill over medium high heat for about 4 minutes each side, or until shrimp are done.
• Serve with reserved marinade as a dipping sauce.

SASSY CAJUN GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in bowl except shrimp, mix well then add shrimp and turn to coat evenly.
• Cover and refridgerate at least 15 minutes.
• Thread shrimp on skewers, metal or wooden. If using wooden skewers soak them in water for at least 20 minutes to prevent burning. We soaked them in beer.
• Grill shrimp over medium-hot briquets about 2 minutes per side until opaque.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

OHMYGAWDSIZED BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Fire up the outdoor grill-- it will need to be very hot.
• Shell and devein shrimp, leaving shell on tail section; butterfly the shrimp from the top.
• Marinate the shrimp in a mixture of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and the juice from one lemon for 30 minutes, turning occasionally- do not over-marinate, or shrimp will toughen.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter and blend with the juice from the second lemon.
• Remove shrimp from marinade and place on the HOT grill- if grill is not extremely hot, the shrimp will stick (use foil if the grill will not sufficiently heat up).
• Baste with butter/lemon juice mix.
• Turn shrimp once and baste again.
• Shrimp are done when they have lost translucence.
• Serve hot.

SASSY SHRIMP STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cornstarch and broth until smooth. Stir in the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, sesame oil and orange zest; set aside. , In a large nonstick skillet or wok, heat canola oil; stir-fry shrimp for 30 seconds. Add ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes; stir-fry 1-2 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Remove and keep warm. , In the same pan, stir-fry the carrot for 1 minute. Stir broth mixture and stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add the cabbage, peas, onions and shrimp mixture; heat through. Serve over rice if desired.

PAN-BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan, melt eight tablespoons of the butter over high heat. Add all the remaining ingredients except the remaining eight tablespoons of butter, the shrimp, clam juice and wine. Stir well and add the shrimp. Cook about three minutes, stirring and shaking the pan.
• Add the remaining eight tablespoons of butter, clam juice and wine. Cook, stirring and shaking the pan, for three more minutes. Remove from the heat and serve immediately with the hot butter from the pan and French bread or rice.

BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Rinse the shrimp in cold water and drain well, set aside.
• In a small bowl combine the seasoning mix ingredients (red pepper through oregano leaves).
• Combine 1 stick of the butter, the garlic, Worcestershire and seasoning mix in a large skillet over high heat.
• When the butter is melted, add the shrimp; cook for 2 minutes, shaking the pan (versus stirring) in a back-and-forth motion.
• Add the remaining 5 tablespoons butter and the stock; cook and shake pan for 2 minutes.
• Add the beer and cook and shake the pan 1 minute longer and remove from heat.
• Serve immediately in bowls with lots of French bread on the side, or on a platter with cooked rice mounded in the middle and the shrimp and sauce surrounding it.

SASSY BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except cooking spray in a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal bag and shake to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Prepare grill or broiler. Remove shrimp from bag; reserve marinade. Thread 4 shrimp onto each of 8 (12-inch skewers). Place kebabs on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until done; baste frequently with reserved marinade.