Grilled Shrimp In Garlic, Ginger, Lemongrass and Sweet Chili Sauce
By: Dianasaur Dishes
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:35pm

Ingredients




16 shrimp shells on
3 cloves garlic
2 inches fresh ginger root
2 tablespoons inches fresh lemon grass (or two  lemongrass paste)
3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
4 wooden skewers

Preparation

1 Soak skewers in water 2 Prepare the shrimp: You want the vein (digestive track) and legs removed but the shell left on. This is easy to do with a pair of scissors, simply cut up the back of the shrimp, pull out the vein, and cut or tear the legs off. The shell will protect the delicate shrimp meat on the grill. 3 Use a microplane grater to grate the ginger, garlic, and lemon grass (or very finely chop). 4 Mix them in a medium sized bowl with the sweet chili sauce. 5 Stir in the shrimp until well coated with marinade. 6 Let marinate for at least 10 minutes in the fridge. 7 Thread 4 shrimp onto each skewer. 8 Once coals are ready, place shish kebabs flat on grill. 9 Grill 2-3 minutes for pre-cooked shrimp and about 4-5 minutes for raw. 10 Flip and cook another few minutes on the other side.

About


This recipe came together when we really wanted to grill but the only meat we had was shrimp.  It's really easy to make and so full of flavor.  It's also part of my Apartment Grilling Series.