Southeast Asian Style Grilled Shrimp With Aromatic Herbs Food

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH ASIAN STYLE "COCKTAIL" SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together the ketchup, lime juice, soy sauce, shallot, radish, ginger, chile, sugar and cilantro in a medium bowl and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. Can be made 8 hours in advance and refrigerated, do not add the cilantro until ready to serve.
• Heat the grill to high.
• Toss the shrimp with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Place onto skewers and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until lightly golden brown and just cooked through. Serve sauce in a bowl, surrounded by the shrimp.

GRILLED SHRIMP AND SCALLIONS WITH SOUTHEAST ASIAN DIPPING SAUCES

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix well to dissolve sugar, then stir in jalapeño rings. Set aside.
• In small bowl, stir together soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, and cilantro. Set aside.
• Prepare grill for cooking: If using charcoal grill, open vents on bottom, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 4 to 5 seconds. If using gas grill, preheat burners on high with hood closed 10 minutes, then turn down to moderately high.
• Using electric spice grinder, pulse coriander seeds 2 to 3 times to crack. (Alternatively, place seeds on cutting board and crush lightly with small saut pan, using gentle rocking motion.) In large bowl, combine shrimp and scallions. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with coriander, salt, and pepper and toss to coat.
• Thread shrimp and scallions onto skewers. Grill, turning once, until just cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Arrange on platter and serve with dipping sauces.

GRILLED ASIAN SHRIMP KABOBS

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients and mix well. Reserve 1/3 cup of this sauce for serving.
• Skewer shrimp (or chicken pieces) on 8 kabobs, alternating with slices of lemon and onion, if desired.
• Brush kabobs with remaining marinade sauce.
• Grill until shrimp turn pink.
• Serve with reserved sauce.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH ASIAN BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger, jalapeño and onion; sauté about 3 minutes. Add soy sauce and brown sugar and bring to a boil. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat 8 minutes or until onion is tender. Cool mixture slightly.
• Transfer to a blender; add vinegar, tomato paste, and sesame oil, and process until a chunky puree forms.
• Toss shrimp with 1/4 cup of the sauce; cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Place shrimp in a grill basket coated with cooking spray. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° - 400°) 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Serve shrimp with remaining sauce.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHRIMP WITH BIBB LETTUCE AND HERBS

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimp. In a 3-quart saucepan of boiling water cook shrimp 3 minutes, or until just cooked through, and drain in a colander. Cool shrimp slightly. In a large baking dish chill shrimp in one layer, loosely covered with plastic wrap. (Shrimp may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.)
• Mince garlic. Wearing rubber gloves, seed 2 chilies and mince all 3 chilies. In a bowl stir together garlic, chilies, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, and water until sugar is dissolved. (Dipping sauce may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.)
• Just before serving, assemble hors d'oeuvres: On each lettuce leaf arrange 1 shrimp, 1 mint leaf, and 1 coriander sprig. Serve shrimp with dipping sauce.

GRILLED SHRIMP PASTE ON SUGARCANE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat oil over low heat. Add onion and shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 6 to 7 minutes.
• In a food processor, pulse shrimp to a textured paste, about 20 pulses. Transfer to a bowl; add onion mixture, fish sauce, salt, sugar, garlic, pepper, cornstarch, paprika, baking powder, and scallions. Stir to combine; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Lightly brush a baking sheet with oil. Dampen your hands slightly with cold water and shape 2 tablespoons shrimp paste into a ball. Hold shrimp paste in one hand and press a piece of sugarcane into it, enclosing center of sugarcane but leaving about 1 1/2 inches exposed at top and bottom. Set aside on prepared baking sheet. Repeat, using all shrimp paste and sugarcane.
• Brush a bamboo or metal steamer basket with oil; place over boiling water in a wide saucepan or wok. Steam sugarcane sticks, covered, until shrimp is opaque, 4 to 5 minutes. They may be prepared up to this point 6 hours in advance; refrigerate until about 15 minutes before ready to serve.
• Brush a grill or grill pan with oil; heat until hot. Grill sticks until lightly charred all over, 5 to 8 minutes. Brush with Scallion Oil, if desired, and serve.