Grilled Shrimps with Garlic and Herbs
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Serves: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Large Shrimps – 20 (about 500 gms)
  • Garlic – 8 cloves, minced
  • Lemon juice of half lemon
  • Basil leaves – 1 cup, tightly packed
  • Flat leaf parsley - ½ cup
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Chilli flakes – 1 tsp
  • Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Peel, devein and wash the shrimps keeping the tails intact.
  2. Add minced garlic, salt and pepper to the shrimps and mix well.
  3. Make a coarse paste of basil, parsley and Olive oil. Add ¼ teaspoon of salt and lemon juice to it and mix thoroughly.
  4. Add half of this herbs paste to the shrimps and give a good mix. Leave it to marinate for 30 mins. Reserve the remaining half of the paste for basting.
  5. Soak 6 satay sticks in water for half an hour to prevent them from burning while grilling.
  6. Preheat oven at 200 C / 400 F for 10 mins.
  7. Insert the shrimps into the satay sticks and arrange on a baking sheet/tray. Baste the top with some of the reserved marinate but not all.
  8. Set the oven to broil mode and broil the shrimps at top rack of the oven for 8 to 10 mins.
  9. Then turn them over, baste them with all the remaining marinate and broil for another 8 to 10 mins.
  10. Arrange the grilled shrimps on a serving platter, sprinkle with red chilli flakes and serve hot with some lemon wedges! Enjoy!
Recipe by Flavor Quotient at https://www.flavorquotient.com/2015/09/grilled-shrimps-with-garlic-and-herbs/