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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This recipe serves 12 as an appetizer. Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon lime zest, finely grated |
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 or 4 limes) |
1 tablespoon asian chili paste |
1 tablespoon asian fish sauce |
coarse salt |
safflower oil, for brushing |
3 lbs large shrimp, peeled (about 36) |
coarse salt |
wooden skewer |
Directions:
1. Soak skewers for about 30 minutes while preparing shrimp.
2. Bring sugar and lime juice to a simmer in a small saucepan, cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the zest, chili paste, and fish sauce; season with salt.
4. Heat grill to high heat; brush grates with oil.
5. Thread 3 shrimps per skewer and season with a little salt; divide sauce, in half, into 2 bowls (one will be for brushing shrimp as it cooks, the other is for serving).
6. Grill shrimp 1 minute, brush with sauce; turn, grill an additional minute, brush with sauce.
7. Continue grilling until shrimp is cooked through and opaque, 1 to 3 minutes more.
8. Serve with reserved sauce.
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