Tamarind Butter Shrimp Skewers |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Yummy shrimp skewers in tamarind butter sauce, it can't get any better than this! Serve as a snack or main dish with some hot and fresh french bread. Ingredients:
1 lb. shrimps with heads on |
bamboo skewers soaked in water for at least an hour to prevent from burning |
1/4 cup tamarind concentrate (you can buy this at any asian grocery store) |
2 tbsp. water |
3 tbsp. butter |
2 tbsp. soy sauce |
2 tbsp. brown sugar |
1 tbsp. honey |
2-3 cloves minced garlic |
black pepper |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. clean the shrimps and peel only the body shells leaving the head and tail attached
3. skewers the shrimps (3-4 shrimps per skewer) and put aside
4. in a sauce pan, put tamarind concentrate, water, butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, garlic and black pepper and let it cook down for about 5 min. or thickens slightly. turn off heat and put aside
5. put the skewer shrimps on a rack and baste/brush the shrimps with the tamarind sauce on both side
6. grill in oven for about 5 min. on each side.
7. continue to baste the shrimps while flipping them on each side until shrimps are cooked
8. do not over cook the shrimps!
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