Description
When you want a quick, easy dinner, nothing can beat shrimp to the table! The shrimp marinate in a tasty combination of flavors while the grill is preheating. The other dishes in your dinner need to be ready when the grill is, because the shrimp will only take about 4 minutes. Use this grilled shrimp as a main dish, with a side of yellow rice and a green veggie, or use them in yummy shrimp tacos, inside corn tortillas with your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
- ¼ teaspoon white sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt to taste
- 1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
Instructions
- Combine olive oil
- lemon juice
- seafood seasoning
- sugar
- cayenne
- and salt in a small bowl; stir until marinade is well mixed.
- Thread shrimp on metal skewers and pat dry. Brush with marinade and refrigerate.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Cook shrimp on the hot grill until the edges begin to turn white
- 1 to 2 minutes. Turn and continue grilling until shrimp is white and no longer translucent
- 1 to 2 minutes longer. Serve warm.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 4