The first shrimp recipe is a bit unusual because it actually incorporates BBQ sauce as the main ingredient. Normally BBQ sauce is not used in grilling until the dish is almost finished. The main reasoning is that BBQ sauce will burn after a few minutes over a hot flame, ruining the meal. Shrimp however cooks very quickly and incorporating BBQ sauce with the shrimp actual leaves a bit of a glaze that’s delicious.
The second recipe incorporates butter as the main ingredient. The taste and texture of the cooked shrimp is similar to butterflied shrimp recipes with butter but much less of a hassle and much quicker. The finished shrimp has a nice golden coloring with a bit of a crisp texture that’s absolutely scrumptious.
The directions for both recipes call’s out for peeled shrimp. Unpeeled shrimp is acceptable but the shrimp is much more flavorful peeled. If unpeeled shrimp is preferred, adjust cooking time accordingly.
BBQ Sauce Infused Shrimp
Ingredients and Directions
- 1 pound large shrimp, cleaned, peeled and deveine
- ¼ tsp Lawry’s salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp dry onion
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup of a favorite BBQ sauce
- Prepare grill for direct heat. On gas grill set grill to high and a single layer of dense gray coals if using a charcoal grill. Oil grill grates to keep shrimp from sticking to the grill.
- Mix dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add shrimp and hand mix dry ingredients with the shrimp. Add lemon juice to BBQ sauce and pour BBQ sauce over shrimp and continue to hand mix.
- Place shrimp flat on hot grill, directly over heat source. Cook shrimp about 6 minutes, 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp looks opaque. Don’t let shrimp stick to grill by slight moving shrimp during cooking. Serve with cocktail sauce if so desired.
Ingredients and Directions
- 1 pound large shrimp, cleaned, peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dry onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- ¼ cup melted butter
- Prepare grill for direct heat. On gas grill set grill to high and a single layer of dense gray coals if using a charcoal grill. Oil grill grates to keep shrimp from sticking to the grill.
- Hand mix shrimp with melted butter. Slowly sprinkle and hand mix remaining ingredients being careful not to allow dry ingredients to lump together.
- Place shrimp flat on hot grill, directly over heat source. Cook shrimp about 6 minutes, 3 minutes on each side or until shrimp looks opaque. Don’t let shrimp stick to grill by slight moving shrimp during cooking.
Either shrimp recipe goes great with a variety of other meats. A great steak always goes good with these two shrimp recipes. If serving the shrimp as the main course, try it with some rice pilaf or pasta with a nice grilled vegetable. With most seafood a Hefeweizen is the preferred brew and with the butterflied grilled shrimp a Hefeweizen would a good pairing. With the BBQ infused shrimp a hoppy pale ale would be a good pairing.
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