Grilled Shrimp Skewers With Jerk Marinade Recipe

Grilled Shrimp Skewers – What can I say about shrimp, except that I love, love, love it. I use it as often as I can for meals and buy big frozen bags of shrimp to keep in the freezer. While coconut shrimp is one of my favorites, I also use shrimp for salads, to make each salad a meal. It’s dandy as the meat for stir-fry too.

However, when I grill out, nothing can compete with grilled Jamaican jerk shrimp on a kabob with tasty spiced fresh pineapple. It makes you want to put on your dancing shoes and some reggae music.

You can make your own Jamaican jerk marinade since the main ingredients are spices, thyme, nutmeg, garlic, and allspice, combined with dried or fresh scotch bonnet peppers and green onion. You can add a bit of brown sugar and mix it with canola oil. Don’t forget the regular pepper either.

If you aren’t in the mood or don’t have all the ingredients, you’ll find the blend of spices and ingredients already made up and ready to marinade the shrimp.

I prefer making it myself, since I normally have everything on hand and frankly, it’s far cheaper, plus I can adjust the spices to my own taste. I adjust the brown sugar for this recipe since I’m combining it with sweet fresh pineapple that already adds sweetness.

This is such a quick recipe, it’s hard to beat on a hot summer day. All you do is marinade the shrimp, put it on a stick, alternating it with pineapple and let the grill do the work, while you sip the cool drink of your choice. You can use paper plates, serve a side salad, chips and dip, grill corn or wrap a potato in foil and throw it on the grill and you have a supper with very few dishes.

Any meal that doesn’t require a huge effort either on the preparation end or clean up side is a special one in my book. It’s the perfect meal for the end of a hot busy day and everyone will love it. It’s a great addition to a barbecue, but is so simple, you can use it to make any day a special celebration.

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Grilled Shrimp Marinade Recipe and Pineapple Skewers

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Category: Appetizer

Cuisine: Asian

Any meal that doesn’t require a huge effort either on the preparation end or clean up side is a special one in my book. It’s the perfect meal for the end of a hot busy day and everyone will love it.

Ingredients

1 hour, 20 minutes

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164.39 kcal

1. 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
2. 1/2 cup jerk marinade (or you can buy jerk marinade at your local grocery)
3. 2 slices pineapple, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Jerk Marinade:
1. 1 scotch bonnet pepper
2. 2 cloves garlic
3. 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
4. 2 green onions
5. 1 tablespoon thyme, chopped
6. 1 tablespoon allspice
7. 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8. 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
9. 1 teaspoon pepper
10. 1 tablespoon brown sugar
11. 1 tablespoon oil
12. 2 tablespoons white vinegar
13. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
14. 1 tablespoon dark rum
15. 1/2 orange, juice and zest
16. 1 lime, juice and zest

Instructions

Prep

1 hour, 10 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Ready in

1 hour, 20 minutes

1. Use half of the jerk marinade and marinate the shrimp for 30 minutes or leave them overnight.
2. Skewer the shrimp and pineapple and grill over medium-high heat until cooked (approximately 2-3 minutes per side).

For Jerk Marinade:
1. Just puree the ingredients in the food processor.

Notes

The scotch Bonnet Peppers are a bit spicy so, in order to test the heat level, start slow by adding half of the pepper first. You can adjust the heat level according to your taste by adding more peppers.

Nutrition information

Calories per serving: 164.39 kcal

Fat per serving: 4.18 g

Saturated fat per serving: 0.6 g

Carbs per serving: 17.82 g

Protein per serving: 13.93 g

Fiber per serving: 2.81 g

Sugar per serving: 10.04 g

Sodium per serving: 869.32 mg

Trans fat per serving: 0.03 g

Cholesterol per serving: 114.31 mg

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