Grilled Shrimp Cocktail Food

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 SHRIMP WITH CHILI COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients in a bowl, and season with pepper, to taste. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Heat a grill pan or grill to medium-high.
• Dress the shrimp with extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste, and smoked paprika. Skewer the shrimp onto metal skewers, to ease in turning them, and grill until the shrimp are opaque and firm, about 7 to 8 minutes. Pile the shrimp on a serving platter, and drizzle with the sauce or pass the sauce at the table.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH GRILLED TOMATO COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a grill or large grill pan for high heat.
• Put the tomatoes, onion and lemon on a baking sheet. Brush with 1 tablespoon of oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Lightly oil the grill grates.
• Arrange the tomatoes and onion on the grill. Put the lemon halves cut-sides down on the grill. Cook until charred in spots, rotating the tomatoes and onion slices as needed to ensure even cooking, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the grilled vegetables and lemon to the same baking sheet that they were on before. Allow to cool 5 minutes. Leave the grill on high heat.
• Combine the tomatoes and onions in a blender along with the juice of half of the grilled lemon, Worcestershire sauce, honey, horseradish, hot sauce and 1 tablespoon oil. Blend until smooth; the sauce should be the texture of tomato puree. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour into a small serving bowl and reserve.
• Toss the shrimp with the remaining tablespoon oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Grill until lightly charred in spots on both sides and just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes total. Transfer the shrimp to a large platter and serve with the reserved grilled tomato cocktail sauce. Cut the remaining grilled lemon into wedges and serve on the side.

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!