Basil Shrimp

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Description

This was given to me by my friend, Elaine. It is one of the most delicious shrimp recipes for the BBQ I have ever had, and it is so easy. My son would eat the whole recipe if I didn’t watch him.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 1 ½ lemons, juiced
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard (such as Grey Poupon Country Mustard™)
  • ½ cup minced fresh basil leaves
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt to taste
  • white pepper
  • 3 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • skewers

Instructions

  1. In a shallow
  2. non-porous dish or bowl
  3. mix together olive oil and melted butter. Stir in lemon juice
  4. mustard
  5. basil
  6. and garlic
  7. and season with salt and white pepper. Add shrimp
  8. and toss to coat. Cover
  9. and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  10. Preheat grill to high heat. Remove shrimp from marinade
  11. and thread onto skewers. Discard marinade.
  12. Lightly oil grill grate
  13. and arrange skewers on preheated grill. Cook for 4 minutes
  14. turning once
  15. or until opaque.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 9

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