'But Why Is The Rum Gone?' Grilled Shrimp

Shrimp is marinated a mixture with lime juice, mint, shallot, and rum in this grilled shrimp recipe.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest, or more to taste
• 0.33333334326744 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup fresh lime juice
• 0.33333334326744 cup white rum
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1.5 pounds peeled and deveined medium shrimp, tail-on

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Combine mint leaves, sugar, and shallot in a bowl; pound with a spoon to crush coarsely. Whisk rum and 1/4 cup lime juice into mint mixture to make a marinade. Stir lime zest into the marinade; season with salt and black pepper.

Step 3

Pour marinade into a resealable plastic bag. Add the shrimp, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 4

Remove shrimp from marinade and thread onto 6 bamboo or metal skewers, all facing the same way. Discard marinade.

Step 5

Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently until nicely browned on all sides, and the meat is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Drizzle 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice over the skewers to serve.