Grilled Garlic Shrimp with Herbs

Here is a recipe for grilled garlic shrimp with herbs.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb of 21/25 count shrimp
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 large cloves fresh sliced garlic
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin preferred)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper corn blend
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Directions:

1. Make the marinade by combining the paprika, garlic, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, olive oil, ground peppercorn blend and brown sugar.
2. Peel and deveine the shrimp leaving the tails on.
3. In a bowl combine the shrimp and marinade.  Coat all the shrimp and then put in fridge for 20-30 minutes.
4. Start your charcoal chimney and while the coals are heating up soak some bamboo skewers in water.
5. When the coals are ready spread them out on one side of the grill and place your grate on the grill.  Let it heat up.
6. While the grill grate is heating, take your shrimp out of the fridge.  Put 3-4 shrimp on each skewer.  Put the skewer through the tail and then through the body.  See finished picture below.  On a 10" skewer you should get about 4 shrimp.
7. Put skewers on direct heat for 2-3 minutes a side.  Shrimp are done when they turn opaque.

1 lb of shrimp should make 5-6 skewers.  Makes a excellent addition to a fine Porterhouse or T-bone steak.  Some sauteed mushrooms and onions and you have a nice surf and turf.  Enjoy!