Spicy Sweet Grilled Shrimp

The sauce serves as a marinade and dipping sauce for this fantastic summer dish. From the Sable and Rosenfeld cookbook.

• Ready In: 46 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup guava jelly or 1  cup  apple jelly
• 2  garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2  limes, juice of
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1  jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2  lbs shrimp, raw, large, peeled and deveined
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 10  bamboo skewers

Directions

1. Soak bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a small saucepan combine jelly, garlic, lime juice, Worcestershire, jalapeno and chilies. Cook over medium heat until jelly melts.
3. Thread shrimp onto skewers, about 4 per skewer if using large shrimp.
4. Brush both sides of shrimp with jelly mixture and place on a tray to marinate for 30 minutes.
5. Preheat grill on high and sprinkle shrimp with salt on both sides.
6. Grill shrimp for 3 minutes per side, brushing with marinade again before turning. Reduce time for smaller shrimp.
7. Place remaining sauce in a serving dish for dipping.
8. Prep time includes time to marinate but not to soak the skewers.