Italian Barbecued Shrimp Food

GRILLED GARLIC AND HERB SHRIMP

Steps:

• Whisk the paprika, garlic, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly blended. Stir in the shrimp, and toss to evenly coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning once.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source.
• Remove shrimp from marinade, drain excess, and discard marinade.
• Place shrimp on preheated grill and cook, turning once, until opaque in the center, 5 to 6 minutes. Serve immediately.

BARBECUE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Thread shrimp onto skewers and place in a shallow dish. Pour 1/2 cup soy sauce, sake, and 2 tablespoons oil over the shrimp and season them with salt and pepper. Set aside and let them marinate while you make the barbecue sauce.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, chili paste, sugar, and chili powder. Cook until the mixture has thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes. Use an immersion blender to break the tomatoes up into a chunky sauce.
• Heat a grill or a grill pan and cook the shrimp about 3 minutes per side. To serve, spread some barbecue sauce onto a large platter and place the grilled shrimp skewers on top of that. Garnish with avocado, scallions, and lime wedges. Serve extra barbecue sauce on the side.

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.

ITALIAN GRILLED SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Grill shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 2 minutes per side. Let cool 10 minutes and transfer to a non-metal bowl.
• Pour Italian dressing and lime juice over cooled shrimp and toss to coat. Add red bell peppers, onion, celery, and cilantro; mix lightly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place lettuce on a serving plate. Top with shrimp mixture and serve.

ITALIAN BARBECUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large, heavy non-stick skillet, combine the oil, Italian dressing, garlic, hot pepper sauce, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, paprika, oregano, rosemary, thyme, pepper and salt. Cook over medium heat until the sauce begins to boil. Add the shrimp. Cook approximately 10 minutes. Add the wine, and cook another 5-7 minutes, or until the shrimp are done. Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

GRILLED ITALIAN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat greased grill to medium heat. Mix oil, vinegar and dressing mix in cruet or small bowl as directed on envelope. Thread shrimp and salami alternately on eight skewers.
• Grill kabobs on 5 to 6 min. on each side or until shrimp turn pink.
• Arrange cheese slices on eight serving plates; top each with one kabob. Drizzle evenly with the dressing mixture; sprinkle with basil.

ITALIAN GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a large zip-lock bag.
• Seal and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours.
• Thread shrimp and veggies onto metal skewers, alternating as desired.
• Grill over medium heat about 4 minutes, turn once and grill 4 minutes more.
• Remove from skewers and serve hot.
• This also works as a stir-fry: Marinate as above and then saute all ingredients over medium-high heat in a large skillet until shrimp are pink.

ITALIAN BARBECUE SHRIMP (LOW FAT!)

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet, combine the oil, Italian dressing, garlic, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, paprika, oregano, rosemary, thyme, pepper and salt.
• Cook over medium heat until the sauce begins to boil. Add shrimp. Cook approximately 10 minutes. Add with wine and cook another 5 to 7 minutes.
• Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

NEW ORLEANS BARBEQUED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Wash shrimp and drain well.
• Melt margarine/butter in a one quart casserole dish. Add salad dressing, lemon juice, black pepper and garlic powder.
• Add shrimp to the casserole dish. Stir gently to cover the shrimp with the mixture. Cover and bake, stirring occasionally for 25 to 30 minutes or until shrimp are pink.
• Serve the shrimp hot on a large platter and place the sauce in individual bowls so that you can easily 'dunk' bread in the sauce!