Gas-Grilled Shrimp Skewers
- Ready In:
- 7mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs shrimp, extra-large, peeled and deveined, tails left on (22/25)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (for brushing skewers)
- table salt
- ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
- lemon wedge, for serving
directions
- Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Thread onto 3 skewers, alternating directions of heads and tails. Brush both sides of shrimp with oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Sprinkle one side of each skewer with sugar.
- Turn all burners on gas grill to high, cover, and heat until very hot, about 15 minutes. Scrape grate clean with grill brush.
- Place shrimp skewers, sugared sides down, on grate; use tongs to push shrimp together on skewer if they have spearated. Grill shrimp, covered, until lightly charred, 4-5 minutes. Using tongs, flip and grill until second side is pink and slightly translcent 1-2 minutes longer.
- Using potholder or oven mitt, carefully lift each skewer from grill; use tongs to slide shrimp off skewers into pie plate with your sauce of preference. A recommended sauce would be lemon-garlic, or fresh tomato with feta.
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