Lime-Glazed Shrimp

Name: Lime-Glazed Shrimp
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 1/4 cup honey; Zest and juice from 1 lime; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 minced garlic cloves; 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 24 peeled, deveined large shrimp

Recipe photo courtesy of Stephen Johnson

A zesty, spicy lime glaze helps these broiled shrimp skewers shine.

Source: Everyday Food, December 2013

Makes 8

Yield

Ingredients

1/4 cup honey
Zest and juice from 1 lime
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
24 peeled, deveined large shrimp

Directions

1. Soak 8 wooden skewers in water at least 30 minutes. Heat broiler. In a small saucepan, combine honey, lime zest and juice, oil, garlic, red-pepper flakes, and salt. Bring to a boil and cook until thickened, 7 minutes. Skewer shrimp. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush with glaze. Broil 3 minutes, flip, brush with glaze, and cook until shrimp are opaque and glaze is beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes more.

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sjz21

18 DEC, 2014

Very good! I roasted one head of broccoli, one red onion, and five carrots, tossed with the shrimp, and served it over vermicelli. Tripling the recipe is a good amount to coat the shrimp, vegetables, and noodles.
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