Grilled Shrimp With Mango Salsa

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 fresh hot red chili pepper, thinly sliced (4-inch long)
• 1 scallion, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 2 mangoes, peeled, pitted, and thinly julienned (firm-ripe regular-sized mexican or 2-3 large-sized haitian-honey mangoes best)
• 1 1/4 lbs shrimp, shelled and deveined (16 jumbo shrimp)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium fresh jalapeno, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• wooden skewer (optional)
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the brown sugar in the lime juice.
• 2 stir in red chili, scallion, cilantro, and mint.
• 3 add mangoes and gently toss mixture. set aside.
• 4 whisk oil, jalapeno, cumin, & salt together in medium-sized bowl.
• 5 add shrimp and toss to coat. if using skewers, thread shrimp (through head and mid section of each shrimp forming a stiff, secure c on the skewer) on pre-soaked skewers (wooden skewers must be soaked in water before being grilled with to prevent them from burning or catching on fire).
• 6 grill shrimp, turning occasionally, until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. there will be some light charring as well from the marinade.
• 7 for no fuss serving, just toss the shrimp into the mango salsa and dish out!
• 8 it's great while shrimp is warm & mango salsa is room temp or served later cold. simple and amazing!