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Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

The weather is warming up, and we miss traveling and extended family vacations. Some meals remind us of all that, and for me, it’s marinated grilled shrimp, shrimp cocktail, and shrimp pasta salad!

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BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

In this recipe, we use shrimp cocktail sauce to marinate the shrimp, and then we grill them. Marinated grilled shrimp form a great glaze when exposed to heat, and searing them on a hot grill for a few minutes gives them a smokiness that enhances their flavor. 

Simple ingredients like tomato sauce, minced garlic, red wine vinegar, olive oil, basil, and cayenne pepper make it amazing. Just mix everything up, add the shrimp, and let time do its thing.

BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

HOW TO MARINATE SHRIMP FOR GRILLING

  1. In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients except for the shrimp
  2. Add the shrimp to the bowl, mix carefully, and put them in the fridge to marinate (covered) for up to one hour.
  3. Put the shrimp in skewers and grill for 3 minutes on each side.

BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

HOW TO SEASON GRILLED SHRIMP?

Once you grill the shrimp, just season lightly with salt and pepper and serve with a wedge of lemon.

Add a sprinkling of chopped fresh basil, and you’re done.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH GRILLED SHRIMP?

Since you already fired up the grill, you might as well make grilled flank steak or make grilled eggplant and veggies like bell peppers, wedges, and green onions with lime juice. White rice, rice pilaf, and a side salad are great too. How about corn tortillas and guacamole? Grilled shrimp make great tacos.

TIPS FOR THE BEST GRILLED SHRIMP;

  • Let the shrimp marinate for at least 30 mins, but one hour is way better.
  • Don’t add too much acid, or they will start cooking while marinating. 
  • Have your grill super hot, so when you put your shrimp on it, they sear instead of just cooking. You want those nice grill marks on them.
  • Do not overcook shrimp. 2-3 minutes on each side is enough to cook them if the grill is hot.
  • You can leave the tail on so they look prettier.
  • Serve them with lime wedges. They do need a bit of lemon juice as a finishing touch.
  • When skewering, pierce through the end and the top so they curl nicely when grilled.

BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

Other Shrimp recipes you might enjoy:

  • OLIVE GARDEN SHRIMP CARBONARA
  • PAN FRIED SHRIMP
  • SHRIMP SCAMPI
  • CREAMY CAJUN SHRIMP PASTA
BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

BEST MARINATED GRILLED SHRIMP

In this recipe, we use homemade cocktail sauce to marinate the shrimp before grilling them.
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Seafood
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes minutes
MARINATING TIME:: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 51 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 300kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Skewers

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients except for the shrimp
  • Add the shrimp to the bowl, mix carefully, and put them in the fridge to marinate (covered) for up to one hour.
  • Put the shrimp in skewers and grill for 3 minutes on each side

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 16g
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