Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Description

A very simple and easy marinade that makes your shrimp so yummy you don’t even need cocktail sauce! Don’t let the cayenne pepper scare you, you don’t even taste it. My 2 and 4 year-olds love it and eat more shrimp than their parents! It is also a big hit with company, and easy to prepare. I make this with frozen or fresh shrimp and use my indoor electric grill if the weather is not good for outside grilling. Try it with a salad, baked potato, and garlic bread. You will not be disappointed!!!

Ingredients

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 6 each skewers

Instructions

  1. Stir together olive oil
  2. tomato sauce
  3. garlic
  4. and red wine vinegar in a large bowl. Season with basil
  5. salt
  6. and cayenne pepper. Add shrimp to the bowl; stir until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour
  7. stirring once or twice.
  8. Preheat the grill to medium heat. Lightly oil the grate.
  9. Thread shrimp onto skewers
  10. piercing once near the tail and once near the head. Discard marinade.
  11. Cook shrimp on the preheated grill until opaque
  12. 2 to 3 minutes per side.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 6 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 6

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