Salt And Sugar Shrimp

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 rinse shrimp and drain. in a large bowl mix together salt and sugar. add shrimp and stir to coat evenly. cover bowl and chill at least 45 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• 2 if using wooden skewers, get them soaking in water for about 20 minutes. prepare grill for direct-heat cooking.
• 3 rinse salt and sugar from shrimp and pat dry. thread shrimp in a c shape onto metal or wooden skewers. lay the skewers in a rimmed pan. in a glass bowl, combine oil, lemon juice and garlic; pour over shrimp and turn skewers to coat evenly. let stand 5 to 10 minutes.
• 4 lay skewers on grill over hot coals or high heat on a gas grill. close lid on gas grill. cook, turning once, until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part, about 5 minutes.
• 5 transfer skewers to a platter and serve with lemon wedges to squeeze juice over.