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    Spicy Grilled Shrimp

    Aug 13, 2013 · 10 Comments

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    Thanks to one episode of the TV show friends, many people joke with their spouses or partners about their Top 5 Laminated List.  You know the episode...the one where they talked about which celebrities they would put on their "lists" and if the opportunity arose, there would be no repercussions for stealing a kiss, etc!.

    That one episode had to start SO many conversations - too funny!  I swear my hubs and I refer to our "lists" at least twice a year!

    I however, have a top 5 food list too!  I have often asked my kids, while snuggling, random questions, including "If you were leaving to go to the moon and could only take 5 foods with you what would they be?"  I love hearing their answers and seeing their thought process about what goes with them to the moon and why.

    SO, the Mars expedition team just called YOU and your family is leaving for Mars tomorrow!!  You each get to bring 5 foods that magically will always be with you, what are they??

    Me? Hands down  shrimp!!  No doubt about it, in addition, I would take bacon, the best bread & butter (in my book that counts as one, lol), an endless supply of perfectly ripe nectarines and some Philly water ice!

     

    Last night as my 11 year old son, pondered this...it cracked me up how seriously he took it this time.  He said he would bring steak (of course...his favorite food is a piece of fillet cooked medium - "juicy" as he calls it), bread, mozzarella sticks, lettuce and Twizzlers.

    My just turned 9 year old daughter answered quickly...except to cry out "what about salt??"  "What about spices??" THAT is the little chef in her, I love it!  Her list was potatoes, popcorn, eggs, apples and Hershey Bars.

    I would think my husband would say Lobster, lobster and lobster!  BUT after agonizing and asking me WAY too many questions like "is beer a food?" and "can I use my potatoes to make french fries too, what about the oil??" he finally decided on steak, potatoes, French onion soup, spinach and perogies.  Lucky for my chocoholic husband, his daughter is bringing Hershey Bars!

    Not a bad list as a family, I think! could live off of those foods forever, especially if we all shared!  As long as we could pack a grill that is!

    What would YOU take?

    Here is a riff on a pork dish I do.  It's a spicy and I mean spicy grilled shrimp recipe - you can tone it down by cutting the addition of chipotles in adobo in half and increasing the honey a bit OR why not try some of my other favorite shrimp dishes:

    Hot:
    Garlic Shrimp - So good and easy you may soon become obsessed!

    Colleen's Spicy Shrimp - The one that started my addiction, I've been making this since I was a teenager and it's always requested...still!

    Cold:
    Shrimp Salsa - Fantastic for parties!
    Bloody Mary Shrimp - Ridiculously delicious, I literally eat it straight out of the bowl!!

    FYI, If I was only going to make 1 grilled shrimp recipe...forever - it would have to be the Colleen's Spicy Shrimp from above...gotta be honest!!

    Spicy Grilled Shrimp


    ½ of a 7 oz can of chipotles in adobo sauce
    ⅓ cup olive oil
    1 clove garlic, minced
    2 TBS lime juice
    1 cup honey
    Pinch of Kosher salt
    If you have it add in 1 TBS balsamic reduction/glaze - if not, no biggie
    1 pound of large shrimp, cleaned, tails on or off - your call

    Chop 2 or 3 of the chipotles and take ½ of the sauce from the can, combine that with the marinade ingredients in a large bowl, mix well.  Add in shrimp and toss every so often.  Marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.  Skewer (on oiled skewers) and depending on the size shrimp used, on a hot grill, grill for 2-3 minutes per side or until done to your liking.

    Optional Super Simple Dipping Sauce (to cool you down -wink!)

    4 oz sour cream
    2 TBS taco seasoning
    1 TBS lime juice

    Combine ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.

    Enjoy!!  And let me know if anyone out there IS in fact headed towards Mars...I might ask to hitch a ride!

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    1. Noelle says

      August 14, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      wow these sound spicy but they look delish~!

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    2. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

      August 14, 2013 at 4:24 pm

      I need to try grilling shrimp. I have to expand my repertoire now that I'm become a grilling something or other.

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    3. sherry says

      August 14, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      Sounds yummy Last week I threw out a lb of shrimp did not get to make them.
      I would have loved this last week with them .. pinning for future use.

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    4. ginabad says

      August 14, 2013 at 7:52 pm

      Mm, yum. My daughter would answer, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! As for me, that's tough, but I think it'd be a good filet mignon, raviolis in sauce (any kind of either), artichoke, avocado, and chocolate.

      Reply
    5. Carrie says

      August 14, 2013 at 8:15 pm

      These looks super yummy! I stink at making a basalmic reduction but it does add such great flavor to just about everything!

      Reply
    6. Jo-Lynne {Musings of a Housewife} says

      August 14, 2013 at 8:57 pm

      How did you KNOW I had shrimp thawing in my fridge!? Colleen's Spicy Shrimp, it is!

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    7. Janeane Davis says

      August 15, 2013 at 1:03 am

      I have come to like shrimp a great deal in the past five years or so. Perhaps with age has come wisdom.

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    8. Aida Ingram says

      August 15, 2013 at 12:15 pm

      I LOVE spicy foods and seafood! I will have to try it one day...sounds amazing!

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    9. Asha Shivakumar says

      August 18, 2013 at 3:48 pm

      These look so delicious, I really like the balsamic reduction. Yumm.

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    10. Melanie @ Just Some Salt and Pepper says

      August 27, 2013 at 4:50 am

      This sounds delicious! I love spicy foods.

      Reply

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