How to grill shrimp

How to grill shrimp

By Lily Zhang
30’ Prep time
2’ Cook time
32’ Total time
150 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

Get perfectly grilled shrimp every single time with this easy and fool-proof step-by-step tutorial on how to grill shrimp!
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Step by Step

Step 1
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Step 1

Begin by preparing the marinade. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice, Worcestershire, garlic, dijon mustard, honey, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes into a large bowl. Whisk the marinade together.
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Step 2

Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the marinade while whisking until all the ingredients are combined.
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Step 3

Add the shrimp to the marinade and toss to coat the shrimp in the marinade.
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Step 4

Place the shrimp into the refrigerator and let the shrimp sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour, but no longer. If the shrimp sits in the marinade for longer than 1 hour the shrimp may begin to cook in the lemon juice.
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Step 5

While the shrimp is marinating, preheat the grill to 400ºF.
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Step 6

Remove the shrimp from the marinade and slide 4-5 shrimps onto a skewer. Be sure to skewer the thick part of the shrimp and the tail. Repeat until all shrimp are skewered.
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Step 7

When the grill reaches 400ºF place shrimp skewers on the grill over direct heat. Grill for 1-2 minutes on each side. Once the shrimp have turned pink in color, you know they are done cooking!
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Step 8

Remove the shrimp from the skewers and place them in a bowl. Drizzle on the rest of the olive oil and lemon juice over the shrimp and toss with the chopped cilantro.
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Step 9

Serve with your favorite BBQ sides!

Ingredient

  • Garlic cloves
    Garlic cloves
    4
  • Lemon juice
    Lemon juice
    44.36 ml
  • Dijon mustard
    Dijon mustard
    4.93 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    59.15 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    1.23 ml
  • Pepper
    Pepper
    1.23 ml
  • Red pepper flakes
    Red pepper flakes
    0.25
  • Honey
    Honey
    7.39 ml
  • Chopped cilantro
    Chopped cilantro
    59.15 ml
  • Jumbo shrimp
    Jumbo shrimp
    0.88 kg
  • Worcestershire sauce
    Worcestershire sauce
    29.57 ml

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