One of our favorites is this dish. It makes a ton and pairs well with fried turkey. A wonderful dressing is created by combining several Cajun ingredients.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 15 large tiger shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 wooden skewers
Instructions
- Whisk olive oil, lime juice, tequila, garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add shrimp, coat with marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours. Meanwhile, soak wooden skewers in a pan of water for 30 minutes.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Remove shrimp from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade. Thread shrimp on the skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the head.
- Arrange the skewers on the preheated grill; cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and no longer transparent in the center, 6 to 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 184 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 80 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 441 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Great flavor! Used the same marinade on some chicken tenderloin strips as well: also excellent. Note I’d say the quantity in the recipe is good for 1 to 1¼ lbs of meat; scale accordingly. Also: my shrimp were shell-on, so I marinated for ~8 hours; this wasn’t too much.
First time to grill shrimp. Excellent! We ll repeat
Followed recipe. It was delightful
I never leave reviews, but these turned out amazing! Followed the directions, but didn’t have any Cajun Seasonings, so I substituted a little onion powder & cayenne. Will make this my go-to shrimp marinade!
We didn’t have cajun spice so used some creole spice we have at home. We left out the seasoning salt but it was still too salty for our taste. Perhaps the creole spice is saltier than the cajun spice would have been…. We ate it with grilled peppers and tomatoes; and my hubby made some homemade cocktail sauce using 2 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp horseradish (the refrigerated kind not the bottle on the store shelves kind) and 2/3 tsp Worcestershire sauce. I liked them better without the cocktail sauce, but he liked them better with the sauce. Next time we’ll either try cajun spice or will hold off some on the creole to cut down on the salt. Other than that, they were delish!
Super easy and deli! Took 10 minutes to cook a full back.
Husband loved it!”
So delicious!! Made 4# for a party & everyone raves about it! Followed directions exactly. Used tres generations tequila & grilled on a grill mat. Perfect!
Saved some baste to use after cooking – added a lot of flavor
Very Tasty. Will definitely use this marinade again. I didn’t have Tequila this time but it was still good.
The best flavor ever! like others i grated fresh garlic. Does not Disappoint!
This recipe was pretty good. I followed the advice of others and used fresh garlic in place of the garlic powder. Otherwise we followed the recipe to a tee. In fairness, I have to admit we overcooked the shrimp on our grill. Because it is propane, it runs hot and we should have given it less time. We’ll try it again that way. Also, I want to thank the submitter for saying to put the shrimp on two skewers rather than one. The shrimp stayed on and didn’t twirl around as we were trying to turn them.
I’ve made this numerous time. I had to cut the Cajun in half since I’m a sissy with spicy. It’s so good though definitely give it a try!
I used what I had: Garlic infused Olive Oil. Pinch of garlic powder. Cayenne powder 1/2 tsp – less if you you don’t want the heat. …the rest I had and they eat every shrimp!
Very good marinade
I forgot the tequila this time and it still came out great. I will be making it again but will remember the tequila this time.
We loved this recipe! I cooked them on our grill, but put them on a cooking tray that had holes on the bottom. We will be making this many more times.
I left the shell on and cleaned the back track. It added so much flavor. I used 21-25 in a grill pan. This is a definite do again!
It was really good. I am not a fan of tequila so I used spiced run and still very good. took the advise of others and reduced seasoning salt so it was not too salty. I also made a reduction sauce with marinade by adding 2 tablespoons of butter and boiling to reduce. Poured over the shrimp
The family thought it was perfect. I used Creole spice, Maybe next time serve with pasta and pine nuts….
Made it exactly as is with a pound of 1 oz (15-20 per lb)Jumbo Shrimp (deshelled, deveined, but left the tail on) and it came out great. Would make again for sure. I used fresh lime juice which I think was key, and marinated for around 3 hours or so before skewering the shrimp .