Tequila Lime Shrimp

Category: Cocktails & Appetizers | Blog URL: http://www.humblerecipes.com/2009/06/tequila-lime-shrimp-recipe.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: Humble Recipes

Ingredients

18 Jumbo Shrimp - get them with the shells still on and peel and de-vein them yourself.

1/2 cup Tequila

Juice from 1 Lime

1 tablespoon Honey

1 Clove Garlic, chopped

2 tablespoons Fresh Chopped Cilantro

1 teaspoon Kosher Salt

1/2 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Preparation

Peel and devein the shrimp

Combine the tequila, lime juice, honey, garlic, salt, pepper, and cilantro in a large mixing bowl.

Whisk well to combine.

Add cleaned shrimp to the bowl.

Let shrimp marinate for 15 minutes

Remove shrimp from marinade and set aside

Transfer marinade to sauce pot and place over medium-high heat.

Bring marinade to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer till it reduces by half.

Grill shrimp over direct-high heat for 2 minutes per side

Drizzle reduced marinade over shrimp before serving

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Permalink Bill
July 28, 2013

My food comes via a food stamp card now that I'm on disability, so I won't be able to buy even cheap tequila. I know it changes the whole darn recipe, but do you have any suggestions to replace it?

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In my younger years, a bottle of tequila might not hang around my kitchen for very long. But I've had this bottle of Jose Cuervo Gold sitting my my cupboard for a couple years now (longer?) and I figured it was time to do something with it. I couldn't really picture me and the wife lining up the shot glasses, what with the kids needing to be fed and all, so I inebriated some shrimp instead.

Serve with fresh lime wedges.