Tequila Jalapeno Shrimp Food

TEQUILA JALAPEñO SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine jalapeño, garlic, and mint in food processor and process until minced. Add in the tequila, orange juice, and lime juice and pulse to combine.
• Thread 4-5 shrimp onto a skewer and lay in a shallow baking dish. Repeat for all the shrimp. Pour the tequila jalapeño marinade over them. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place skewers in fridge and let marinate for about an hour, rotating skewers halfway through.
• Heat grill to medium and lightly oil grill grates. Place shrimp skewers on grill and cover, cooking for about 3 minutes on each side until pink, before moving to a separate platter for serving.

TEQUILA LIME SHRIMP WITH JALAPEñO INFUSED TEQUILA!

Steps:

• After you clean the shrimp, keep chilled until ready to use.
• Preheat 1 1/2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil to medium heat. After a minute, add the onions, garlic, serrano, fresno and chile guero. Season lightly with salt and pepper and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato, a little salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add in the lime juice, butter and tequila. Stir well to combine and taste for salt. If adding bay leaves, oregano and chile piquin, ad them at this time.
• Add in the shrimp and cook just until shrimp turns pink. Remove from heat. Fold in the fresh cilantro and reserved jalapeño. Serve right away.

TEQUILA SHRIMP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic until light brown. Place shrimp in the pan, and cook for 3 minutes.
• Pour in tequila, and season with cilantro, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 more minutes.

ONE-PAN TEQUILA SHRIMP

Steps:

• Put the shrimp, tequila, agave, zest and juice of 2 limes and garlic in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, toss together and marinate at room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil and heat until smoking.
• Cut the remaining 1 lime in half crosswise and set aside. Remove the shrimp from the marinade, reserving the marinade for later, and cook in batches until the shrimp is pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Wipe out the skillet and set over medium heat. Add 4 tablespoons butter and swirl until melted. Add the bread slices and lime halves, cut-side down, and cook until the bread is golden brown and toasted, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer the bread and limes to a plate.
• Strain the reserved marinade into a medium bowl and discard the solids. Put the marinade liquid and minced jalapeños in the skillet and cook over medium heat until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter and swirl until melted. Add the shrimp and toss together until coated.
• To plate, top the bread with the shrimp mixture, garnish with the jalapeño slices and fresh herbs and enjoy!

TEQUILA-GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a medium nonreactive bowl, stir together shrimp, tequila, lime juice, and orange juice; season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Grill shrimp until opaque throughout, 4 to 6 minutes, flipping once. Transfer to a platter and top with jalapeno. Serve shrimp with lime wedges.

TEQUILA-JALAPENO MARINATED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Soak 12 wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes.
• Insert 2 skewers onto shrimp to keep them from slipping.
• Arrange kabobs onto a shallow baking dish.
• Combine cilantro, chiles, onion and 1 tbsp garlic into your food processor, finely chop.
• Gradually add all remaining marinade ingredients, processing until bright green paste forms.
• Pour mixture over shrimp.
• Cover, refrigerate 60 minutes, turning kabobs several times to marinate.
• Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add 1 tbsp.
• garlic and 2 tbsp.
• cilantro, cook 2 minutes or until garlic softens.
• Heat grill.
• Discard marinade and place kabobs on gas grill over medium heat or charcoal grill 6 inches from coals.
• Cook 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
• Baste with garlic butter mixture.
• Serve with lime wedges.

TEQUILA LIME MARINATED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine tequilla, lime juice and honey. Bring just to a boil to melt honey and evaporate most of the alcohol. Set aside.
• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add lemon, onion, bay leaves and peppercorns to boiling water. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add salad shrimp and simmer until shrimp are thawed, about 2 to 3 minutes. Drain shrimp and place in bowl. Add Tequilla mixture, cilantro and jalapeno to shrimp and toss.
• Chill in refrigerator, covered until ready to use or for a quick chill, place bowl over ice. Serve on platter with endive spears, crackers or alone with toothpicks for spearing.

JALAPENO-INFUSED TEQUILA

Steps:

• Add jalapenos to bottle of tequila and store at room temperature for a minimum of 16 hours.
• Strain tequila with a fine mesh strainer into another container. Pour the strained, infused tequila back into the bottle.

JALAPENO-TEQUILA MARINATED SHRIMP

Steps:

• If using bamboo skewers, soak them for 20 min in some water.
• Thread the shrimp onto the skewers, again if using bamboo skewers, use 2 skewers this helps when turning them over - the shrimp don't spin around.
• Arrange the kabobs in a shallow baking dish.
• In a food processor, combine the 2 cups cilantro, jalapenos, onion, and garlic and finely chop.
• Gradually add the all the juices, olive oil, tequila, salt, sugar, cumin, and pepper until a bright green paste forms.
• Pour this mixture over the shrimp; cover and refrigerate for 30-45 minute Turn the kabobs several times during this marination.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Add 2 cloves of garlic and 3 Tbs cilantro and cook 2 min or until garlic just begins to soften, stirring occasionally.
• When ready to serve, heat grill to medium.
• Drain kabobs and discard the marinade.
• Place kabobs on grill and cook 2-3 min on each side or until shrimp turn pink.
• Baste the shrimp with the garlic-cilantro butter frequently while grilling.
• You can serve these with lime wedges.