Spicy Lemon Shrimp Skewers
Serves: 6
Floy Nolan
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
58
Spice
37
Sweetness
44
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
6
Lemons1 stalk
Lemongrass (finely chopped)3 tbsps
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil2 cloves
Garlic (minced)1 tbsp
Fish Sauce2 tsps
Light Brown Sugar (packed)2 tbsps
Mint (chopped fresh)Directions:
1
Finely grate the zest from 4 of the lemons, then pulse in a mini food processor with 3 tablespoons salt
2
Squeeze the juice from 2 of the zested lemons into a large bowl; add the lemongrass, olive oil, Sriracha, garlic, fish sauce, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of the lemon salt
3
Thinly slice the 2 remaining lemons and add to the bowl
4
Using kitchen shears, cut through the shrimp shells along the outer curve, leaving the shells on
5
Remove the veins and rinse the shrimp
6
Add to the bowl with the lemongrass marinade and toss; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour
7
Meanwhile, soak 12 to 15 wooden skewers in water
8
Preheat a grill to medium high
9
Thread the shrimp onto the skewers
10
Brush the grill with vegetable oil, then add the lemon slices and grill until they begin to char, turning once, about 2 minutes; transfer to a platter
11
Stir the mint into the remaining marinade
12
Add the shrimp skewers to the grill and cook, brushing with the marinade-mint mixture, until the shells begin to char, 2 to 3 minutes per side
13
Transfer to the platter and sprinkle with the lemon salt to taste
14
Photograph by Con Poulos