Skewered Garlic Butter Shrimp

Description

This deluxe skewer meal is made with authentic shrimp and herbs, enriched with lemon juice, and topped with guacamole for a monumental dish. Italian parsley rarely replaces the regular parsley and works for this, too.

Skewered Garlic-Butter Shrimp

Ingredients

For the seafood base

• 5 pounds large or jumbo size shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ¾ cup butter or margarine
• ¾ cup olive or avocado oil
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 5 tbsp. fresh parsley, minced
• 4 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice

Guacamole

• 6 ripe medium California avocados, seeded and peeled
• 3 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
• 1 medium tomato, diced
• ¼ cup onion, chopped, red, white, or yellow only
• 1 tbsp. seasoned salt
• 2 tbsp. garlic powder

Directions

For the seafood base

1. Thread 4 shrimp close together on each thin wooden skewer. Melt butter in a pan.
2. Add oil, garlic and parsley; heat just until bubbling, then remove sauce from heat. Place skewered shrimp on a rack in a pan; brush generously with garlic sauce.
3. Broil shrimp 4 inches from heat until they turn bright pink, about 4 minutes. Baste more than once with garlic sauce.
4. Turn and broil on the other side about 3 minutes or until shrimp feel firm when pinched; baste once. (Or place skewers on a greased grill about 6 inches from hot coals. Cook and baste as directed for broiled shrimp.)
5. Place each skewer on a new, serving plate and lightly sprinkle with lemon juice. Serve with guacamole.

Guacamole preparation

1. Coarsely mash avocado, leaving some chunks.
2. Add remaining Ingredients and mix to blend.

Videos

How to Make the Skewered Butter-Garlic Shrimp