Description
Tender shrimp get a quick marinade in lemon juice, olive oil and jerk seasoning. Then you’ll grill them and finish with a glaze of sweet chili sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds large (21-25) or jumbo (16-20) shrimp
- 1 lemon, juiced, 3-4 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon jerk seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- You’ll also need bamboo or metal skewers for grilling
Instructions
- Thaw the shrimp overnight in the fridge, or in a colander under cold running water. Do not soak the shrimp in water, they’ll get water logged! Drain the shrimp on paper towels, you want them to be as dry as possible.
- Soak the bamboo skewers in water for at least 15 minutes. This will make it less likely for them to burn on the grill. You can also use metal skewers.
- Make the marinade. Whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, jerk seasoning and salt.
- In a glass or plastic container (not metal), pour half of the marinade over the dried shrimp and toss to coat. Set the shrimp aside for 15 minutes or so to marinate.
- Heat the grill to medium high. While the grill is heating, skewer 4-5 shrimp, depending on size, on each bamboo or metal skewer. Keep going until you’re out of shrimp.
- The Grilling: Put the marinated shrimp on the preheated grill (medium high), cover and cook for about a minute.
- Using tongs, turn the shrimp to the other side.
- Using your silicon basting brush, brush the first side with the sweet chili glaze and be generous! This will take you another minute or two, so when you’re done glazing, the shrimp are ready to turn again with your tongs.
- Brush the second side with the rest of the sweet chili glaze. Close the lid for a minute or two.
- Turn the shrimp over for a final time. The glaze on the first side should be caramelized and charred a bit. Close the lid for another couple minutes.
- The grilling will take 6-10 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp, your grill and the level of heat you have, so pay close attention to how the shrimp look. Try your best not to overcook them while still getting a nice finish.
Notes
- If you can’t find jerk seasoning, just use whatever seasoning blend you like.
- You can serve extra sweet chili sauce on the side for dipping.
