Cajun Shrimps

Boomette's Note:

This is from Ricardo and posted for ZWT

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 16 shrimps

• 16 large shrimp , peeled and cleaned
• 16 small wood skewers , soaked in water for 30 minutes

marinade

• 2 tablespoons chili seasoning mix
• ¾ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves , chopped
• 2 green onions , finely chopped
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix all ingredients of the marinade.
2. Add shrimps and let marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
3. Preheat barbecue to high heat. Drain shrimps but keep the liquid to baste. Put one shrimp per skewer. Cook on the grill until shrimps change color. Baste with remaining marinade while cooking.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

I don't know who enjoyed these better, us, or our neighbors that enjoyed the aroma coming from my grill, seeing that the wind was going right to them. I did add a tad more tomato paste, though. These were fablous though. Made for Holiday tag.

[JackieOhNo!]

This was fantastic, even though I screwed up a bit. I had 18 extra-large shrimp, so I made 6 skewers of three each. I made the marinade using 2 T. of McCormick's Hot Chili Seasoning Mix. Coupled with the cayenne, the end result was quite spicy (but that's the way I like it). Unfortunately, I forgot to add the tomato paste. After marinating for several hours, I realized my mistake, and had to stir it in then. It still combined well, and had another hour or so to marinate. Since a thunderstorm was on the horizon, I ended up using the oven broiler. These came out absolutely wonderfully, and were gone almost as soon as they reached the table. I will be making these again! Made for 1-2-3 Hit Wonders Tag Game.

[Andi of Longmeadow Farm]

I don't know who Ricardo is, but I bet he's a good chef! I followed this exactly except forgot to peel my shrimp, but no matter it still came out delightfully enchanting. For those nay-sayers who, think this is "hot" I can reassure you that it's not. Just a wonderful mixture of a bit of spice along with the succulent, savory taste of grilled shrimp. I only basted once, upon turning this over, but let me tell you this is one great recipe! I marinated for 1 hour. Made for *Everyday is a Holiday* July 2009