BBQ Shrimp Recipe

Classic BBQ Shrimp Recipe

This slightly spicy, slightly sweet BBQ shrimp recipe will suit everyone’s taste buds.
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A Delicious BBQ Shrimp Recipe for Summer

BBQ Shrimp Recipe
BBQ Shrimp Recipe

Everyone loves some delicious BBQ! Good BBQ shrimp can be just the thing when you want something that’s flavorful, light, and oh-so-delicious. Best of all, this slightly spicy, slightly sweet BBQ shrimp recipe will suit everyone’s taste buds–watch out for people trying to copy the recipe at the next neighborhoods BBQ! 

BBQ Shrimp Recipe

Classic BBQ Shrimp Recipe

If you love seafood, especially shrimp, this Classic BBQ shrimp recipe is for you. This slightly spicy, slightly sweet BBQ shrimp recipe will suit everyone’s taste buds.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 134 kcal

Equipment

  • BBQ Grill

Ingredients
  

  • 1 or 1.5 lbs fresh shrimp large or medium; peeled and deveined (tails optional)
  • 1/4 onion finely minced
  • 1 clove garlic finely minced
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter
  • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce preferred flavor
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Combine your minced onion, garlic, honey, cayenne pepper, and BBQ sauce in a bowl. You may add salt and pepper to taste to this mixture, but make sure you don’t add too much salt in a later step for this recipe. Mix well before tossing in the shrimp until well-coated.
  • Preheat your grill to about a medium-high heat. Place your shrimp on grilling skewers, about 5 shrimp to each skewer, until all the shrimp are in place.
  • Use a basting brush to baste shrimp with melted butter and, if desired, add salt and pepper to taste. Make sure to coat both sides.
  • Grill your shrimp 2 minutes on the first side. Flip your shrimp and brush them with another layer of BBQ sauce, then grill for 2 minutes. Repeat basting and flipping maneuver until the shrimp are done; this will not take long, so make sure not to overcook them or they will be tough. When done, the outside of the shrimp should turn a nice pink color when it is cooked while the meat inside should be white and opaque.
  • Remove cooked shrimp from the heat. Drizzle with lemon juice before serving and if you like, use any leftover BBQ sauce as a dip.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 419mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 464IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bbq, grilled, shrimp
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