fresh florida shrimp kabobs with hot pepper-lime sauce
this marinade is perfect with shrimp or firm-fleshed sea fish, particularly red snapper, striped bass or halibut. try it, you’ll love it!
fresh florida jumbo shrimp or a good quality previously-frozen shrimp (about 6 per person)
skewers
1 videlia or other sweet onion
olive oil
fresh lime juice
tiger sauce
cilantro
black pepper
mix together a few tablespoons of olive oil, the juice from a lime and five or six tablespoons of tiger sauce and black pepper to taste.
peel and devein the shrimp leaving last tail segment on. alternate chunks of onion and shrimp on skewers (tail first, bending shrimp, then through the thick end) then marinate for about 15-30 minutes. cook on a hot, well-oiled grill. when the shrimp are done (about 3 minutes a side or until opaque in the center), garnish with cilantro.
if you’d like a great sauce to go with your meal, bring remaining marinade to a boil, and whisk in a little butter to brush over it.
