A simple summer treat is grilled shrimp marinated in lime and tequila and served on skewers.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 16 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 pinch garlic salt
- 1 pinch ground cumin
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 (10 inch) wooden skewers
- 1 large lime, quartered
Instructions
- Whisk together the lime juice, tequila, olive oil, garlic salt, cumin, and black pepper in a bowl until well blended. Pour into a large resealable plastic bag; add the shrimp, seal bag and turn to coat evenly. Refrigerate 1 to 4 hours before grilling.
- Soak skewers at least 30 minutes in water to prevent burning.
- Preheat outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate, and place about 4 inches from heat source.
- Drain and discard marinade from shrimp. Thread shrimp onto prepared skewers, 5 to 6 per skewer.
- Cook, uncovered, on preheated grill until shrimp turn pink, turning once, for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with lime wedges for garnish.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 235 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 173 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 283 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Not as flavorful as expected but still good.
I love it, added garlic herb seasoning . Cook in a frying pan with garlic herb butter, let it brown. Serve with a butter angel hair pasta , a hit.
I love the idea of using tequila in this! I made it twice, once with garlic salt and once with just garlic. Garlic salt is better. I also taste tested 1 skewer of tequila-lime shrimp with 1 skewer of plain shrimp (as requested by fam member who dislikes all sauces & marinades). The marinade adds a nice dimension to grilled shrimp and it’s so easy to make.
I followed the recipe, but used a lot more tequila and lime juice so all my shrimp would be covered by the marinade. I added ground red pepper and juiced a real lime instead of using lime juice. The red pepper provided a subtle kick at the end of every bite, which was delicious. My shrimp were frozen so I let them marinade for about 5 hours/until they were no longer frozen inside the refrigerator. I was afraid the lime juice would cook them; it did not! I flipped the bag every 30-45 minutes so they would evenly marinade. It was raining really bad so I cooked them on the stovetop in a cast iron for 3-4 minutes per side. My shrimp were medium size. If you have larger shrimp, you will need to cook them longer. I garnished them with a squeeze of fresh lime and served with Spanish Rice.
So simple to make and tasted great! I made 1.5lbs shrimp for 4 people. Served it alongside some mexican street corn and avocado salad for a summer lunch. There was no shrimp left over! I will definitely make these again!
A keeper! A very tasty, fresh take on shrimp and especially good on the grill. Don’t cook ’em too long!
This is now the meal my husband requests for me to make every week. I pan fry rather than grilling, and then deglaze the pan with some onions. Then I fry some butter, brown sugar, and pineapple and throw that into the mix. Coconut tequila helps to give this a more tropical flavor, too!
I also added fresh garlic, added a 1/4 tsp of chipotle powder, a few peppercorns and a little bit of sea salt and chopped cilantro. Delicious!
Delicious, easy marinade. We ate them as a main dish with a green salad – perfect light summer dinner!
Not as much flavor as I would have expected. Make 50% more of the marinade and reserve for brushing onto the shrimp (both sides) at the very end of grilling, and for dipping/drizzling during the meal.
Perfect marinade for grilled shrimp. They were amazing! They went great with “Lime Cilantro Rice.”
Cooked it on a tabletop grill as well as grilled over charcoal. Both were delicious!
I was disappointed. I thought that the shrimp would have more flavor. Won’t make again.
I’m all proud of my self! The taste was outstanding! will be making more of this in the near future
We liked it – easy to make and light. I doubled the tequila, used fresh garlic and added a pinch of cayenne as suggested. It was a bit dry so will try reserving some of the liquid before marinading to add just before serving.
Totally delicious!!
We really liked this recipe. I doubled all of the marinade ingredients, as suggested, and used 2 cloves of fresh garlic. We used these for shrimp tacos, topped with peach mango salsa. Will definitely make again.
Loved this shrimp recipe! I made it just as the recipe said and served it on a simple green salad with lemon wedges! Scrumptious!!
We made this our main course. Grilled the shrimp in my perforated copper pan.
Soso
very good!