Rum Glazed Grilled Shrimp

A sweet glaze of honey, spices, and spiced rum will add a light and savory-sweet flavor to your grilled shrimp. They're done in only a few minutes.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 232 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• ½ teaspoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 4 (10 inch) skewers
• 20 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons spiced rum

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Mix together the honey, lime juice, spiced rum, orange zest, orange juice, ginger, cilantro, salt, black pepper, and cornstarch in a large bowl until the glaze is smooth and the cornstarch is thoroughly blended with the rest of the ingredients. Pour half the glaze into a smaller bowl for basting. Rinse and pat the shrimp dry, and gently stir into the large bowl to thoroughly coat the shrimp with the glaze.

Step 3

Remove from the glaze, and discard the used glaze. Thread 5 shrimp onto each skewer, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

Step 4

Grill the shrimp until bright pink and opaque and the glaze has cooked onto the shrimp, about 4 minutes per side. Baste with additional unused glaze before turning the shrimp over.