Grilled Garlic Shrimp Recipes

Planning for a barbecue night often leaves me in a soup. Weekends are fun when one spends time with family and friends. A great time in the outdoors away from the daily grind refreshes ones mind and body! Good food is obviously the order of the day. Seafood rates high on the list of many! Well, grilling is an easier way to get around cooking delectable items in order to satiate taste buds. That's when I came across some useful grilled shrimp recipes. Shrimp can be used as an interesting starter dish to be served with other seafood varieties.

Recipe 1

Ingredients
Tomato sauce ( cup)
Red wine vinegar (2 tablespoons)
Garlic - minced (3 cloves)
Olive oil (1/3 cup)
Fresh basil (2 tablespoons)
Cayenne pepper ( teaspoon)
Salt ( teaspoon)
Fresh shrimp - peeled and de-veined (2 pounds)
Skewers

Preparation
Take a large bowl and add the tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil along with red wine vinegar into this. Use some basil, cayenne pepper and salt for seasoning. Place the shrimp in this bowl and allow it to be coated evenly with the preparation. Now, refrigerate it for half an hour. You can keep stirring it in between. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to a setting of medium heat. The shrimp need to be threaded onto the skewers for the grilling process. Oil the grill grate lightly and cook the shrimp on the preheated grill for at least 2 minutes on both sides. Serve hot!

Recipe 2

Ingredients
Medium de-veined and shelled shrimp (1 pound)
Crushed red pepper ( teaspoon)
Chopped cilantro (3 tablespoons)
Tequila (2 tablespoons)
Lime juice (1 tablespoon)
Olive oil (3 tablespoons)
Minced garlic (2 large cloves)
Salt ( teaspoon)
Metal Skewers

Preparation
Take a large bowl and place the tequila, olive oil, lime juice, red pepper and cilantro into this. Add some salt over these ingredients. Blend all these ingredients well. Next, add the shrimp to the bowl that contains the marinade. Ensure the shrimp are coated well. Allow it to marinate completely for at least half an hour in the refrigerator.

After this, slide the shrimp onto the skewers. Grill the shrimp over flames for over 2 minutes on both sides. Serve hot!

Recipe 3

Ingredients
Garlic cloves - chopped (5 to 6)
Ginger - grated (2 to 3 teaspoons)
Lemon squeezed ()
Shrimp with shell ( pounds)
Teriyaki sauce (1 cup)
Clamato juice (2 cups)

Preparation
First, you need to combine the ginger, teriyaki sauce, clamato juice and lemon juice in a large bowl. Also add garlic and combine it well. Use a scissor to remove the shell of the shrimp to get rid of the black vein. Keep the shell of the shrimp on and place in a bowl. Next, put all the marinade prepared over the shrimp. Allow it to marinate for half an hour. Grill on medium heat for 2 minutes and make sure you grill both sides for at least 2 minutes.

Use these grilled shrimp recipes for all your outdoor cookouts and I am sure you will have many more requests for second helpings!