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Barbecued Shrimp

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 45 hors d'oeuvres

Ingredients

3 pounds (about 45) large shrimp, shelled, leaving the tails intact, butterflied, and deveined
2 cups Spicy Tomato Barbecue Sauce

Preparation

  1. Insert a 10-inch bamboo skewer at the tail end of each shrimp and thread the shrimp onto it. Brush the shrimp with the barbecue sauce and arrange them on a large platter. Just before grilling brush the shrimp again with the sauce, grill them on a rack set over glowing coals for 1 minute on each side, or until they are pink and springy to the touch, and serve them warm or at room temperature.

TagsSkewerShrimpShellfishSeafoodMainDinnerNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeEasyQuickGrillingGourmet
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