Fantastic Marinade for Grilled Shrimp
"To say this marinade is fantastic is an under statement --- the amounts listed enough for up to 4 pounds of shrimp and this also works well with lobster tails too --- if you are threading the shrimp on wooden skewers make certain to soak them for a minimum of 30 minutes in cold water before using, do not marinade the shrimp for more than 1 hour or the vinegar will start "cook" the shrimp, the hot sauce is only optional add in for extra heat."
photo by DianaEatingRichly
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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4 pounds shrimp
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce
- 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper (can use more)
- 1 -2 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (or use fresh basil)
- 4 -5 large fresh garlic cloves (cut into large pieces, do not mince or use as much as desired!)
- hot sauce (optional)
- 4 lbs uncooked shrimp
directions
- In a large bowl whisk together all ingredients (except garlic) until well blended, adjusting the seasoned salt, cayenne and hot sauce to taste.
- Add in the garlic pieces.
- Add in the uncooked shrimp to the bowl and toss to coat with the marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate NO MORE than 1 hour.
- Remove the shrimp and discard marinade.
- Grill over medium heat until no longer pink (cooking time will vary depending on the size of the shrimp).
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Reviews
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I thought coming from Kittencal that this would be awesome. Very plain to me. I think the tomato sauce downed it and think a sweet red wine reduction would have been better. Sorry. -
We all thought this was very tasty! Thanks for posting an easy marinade with ingredients I usually have on hand. -
This marinade is incredible! I actually like it even more as a sauce. I will be making it again to use as a sauce for chicken, beef, seafood. SO good!
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Made this last night with tiger prawn that had the peel on. It was a hit! I think it would be better to marinate the shrimp unpeeled like the recipe calls personally but everyone loved it. -
ONE WORD AWESOME!!!! It<br/>also works great with chicken!!<br/>I adjusted the salt, cayenne to my taste and <br/>I used Sirachi and Mexican tomato sauce.<br/>Delish!!!!!!
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Absolutely FANTASTIC! I cut the recipe in half and the only change I'd to make was use balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. And I added in an extra pinch of cayenne pepper and some hot sauce too.. we like a bit of kick to it! And We LOVED it! Thank you, Kittencal, for sharing this wonderful recipe. Definitely will be making it again!
