Our Backyard Grilled Garlic-Butter Shrimp

Description

Simple flavors… Grilled shrimp, finished in a basic, yet ‘oh, so good’ garlic and butter sauce. I am not a shells-on gal but they make heck of a difference. Pick them off the serving plate and enjoy! Get a napkin–you’ll need it.

Ingredients

  • 1 small bunch fresh Italian parsley, stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pound fresh medium shrimp – shells on, rinsed, and patted dry
  • bamboo skewers
  • 1 tablespoon seasoned salt (such as Lawry’s®), or to taste
  • ½ cup salted butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Place parsley and olive oil into a resealable plastic bag. Add shrimp
  2. coat with the marinade
  3. squeeze out excess air
  4. and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Soak skewers in water during the last 30 minutes or so.
  5. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  6. Remove shrimp from the marinade and thread onto skewers. Season generously with seasoned salt. Place parsley and remaining marinade in a grill-safe pan with butter and garlic.
  7. Grill skewers until shrimp are pink and firm
  8. about 3 minutes per side. In the meantime
  9. place the grill pan on the grate; melt and simmer the butter-parsley mixture until butter is just golden-brown
  10. 4 to 5 minutes.
  11. Remove shrimp from skewers and drop into the butter-parsley mixture. Toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 6

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