Description
This simple marinade for shrimp is guaranteed to please. Passed down by my mother-in-law, it’s without a doubt one of her greatest contributions to humankind. Serve over rice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup canola oil
- ¾ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ cup tomato-based chili sauce
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 pounds peeled and deveined medium shrimp
- 16 skewers
Instructions
- Whisk together the canola oil
- hot pepper sauce
- garlic
- chili sauce
- lemon juice
- and oregano in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap
- and marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat
- and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove the shrimp from the marinade
- and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Thread about 4 shrimp onto each skewer.
- Cook on the preheated grill until pink on the outside and no longer translucent in the center
- about 3 minutes per side.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 8