Description
Easy Grilled Shrimp cooks up in minutes after marinating in ingredients straight from your kitchen pantry. Fire up the grill tonight for a tender, flavorful meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds large raw shell-on shrimp, 8-12 per pound
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons dry oregano
- Pinch of cayenne pepper, or to your taste
- Vegetable oil to oil the grill grates
- Optional: Cooked white rice, for serving
Instructions
- Prep: Peel the shell from the shrimp but leave the tail portion on.
- Bag: Place all of the cleaned shrimp in a gallon zip lock bag.
- Mix: In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste, mustard, sesame oil, celery salt, pepper, brown sugar, paprika, oregano and cayenne pepper.
- Marinate: Pour marinade into the bag with the shrimp, massage to coat, and refrigerate for two to four hours.
- Heat: Heat the grill to medium high and liberally oil the grates with vegetable oil.
- Grill: Remove shrimp from the bag and lay on the grill one at a time. Grill for one to two minutes on each side until firm and pink.
- Serve: Remove to a clean plate and serve as-is or with rice.
Notes
Ensure your grill is preheated and oiled before adding shrimp to prevent sticking. Do not overcook to keep the shrimp tender.
- Prep Time: PT2H10M
- Cook Time: PT4M
- Category: entree
- Method: grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 220 mg
Keywords: grilled shrimp, easy dinner, shrimp recipe, seafood, pantry staples