Fiery Skewered Shrimp

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Olive oil
2		Garlic - pressed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Fresh ginger - minced peeled
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried crushed red pepper
16		Uncooked jumbo shrimp - peeled, deveined
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Chopped fresh cilantro
		Lemon or lime wedges for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Soak 4 12-inch-long wooden skewers, soaked in water 30 minutes.

Here's an easy-to-make entree flavored with a spicy marinade; the shrimp are nice on a bed of salad greens or with rice.

Mix olive oil, garlic, minced ginger and crushed red pepper in shallow dish. Add shrimp, turning to coat with oil mixture. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes or refrigerate up to 2 hours.

Prepare grill (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler.

Thread 4 shrimp on each of 4 skewers. Grill or broil just until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Sprinkle shrimp with chopped cilantro.

Garnish with lemon or lime and serve immediately.

Source:
Bon Appetit October 1995

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