Green Lightning Shrimp

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 1/2 lbs large shrimp
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 4 -8 jalapeno peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1 bunch scallion, trimmed and coarsely chopped (both and green parts)
• 3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 8 tablespoons salted butter
• lime wedge, for serving
• 12 metal skewers (10-12 inches long) or 12 bamboo skewers (10-12 inches long)

Recipe

• 1 rinse shrimp under cold running water; drain and blot dry with paper towels.
• 2 peel and devein shrimp; thread shrimp onto 2 parallel skewers, using 2 skewers for each kabob.
• 3 arrange kebabs in a nonreactive baking dish.
• 4 set aside 3 tablespoons of the cilantro; place remaining cilantro, jalapenos, scallions, chopped garlic, salt, black pepper, and cumin in a food processor; finely chop.
• 5 with the machine running, add the olive oil and lime juice through the feed tube and puree to a bright green paste.
• 6 pour this marinade over the shrimp; let marinate in the refrigerator, covered, for 30 minutes, turning the kebabs several times so they marinate evenly.
• 7 melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add in minced garlic and the 3 tablespoons cilantro; cook until the garlic is fragrant and sizzling, but not browned, about 2 minutes.
• 8 keep the garlic cilantro butter warm until ready to use.
• 9 set up grill for direct grilling and preheat.
• 10 when ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate.
• 11 drain the marinade from the shrimp kebabs; discard marinade.
• 12 place the shrimp kebabs on the hot grate and grill until just cooked through, 1-3 minutes per side, basting with the garlic cilantro butter.
• 13 when done, the shrimp will turn pinkish and feel firm to the touch.
• 14 transfer the grilled shrimp to a platter or plates; pour any of the remaining butter sauce over them; serve with lime wedges.