RECIPE SECTION - Over 10,000 Recipes

 

 You are here > Home > Recipes >

Next

MESQUITE SHRIMP ON SKEWERS

(For Four)

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Sweet Peruvian Mesquite Meal
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (light or dark)
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 24 each shrimp (16-20 count P & D)
• 24 each pineapple chunks, fresh
• 24 each bell pepper, cut 1½"
• 24 each Italian onion, cut 1½"
• 12 each zucchini or yellow squash, cut 1/2" wheels
• 4 each bamboo skewers 12" long

Directions

MESQUITE BARBEQUE SAUCE
Place mesquite meal, brown sugar, orange zest, and orange juice in small sauce pan and simmer for 10 minutes (or until mixture coats your spoon without running off) then let cool.
Be sure not to boil sauce.


Soak four twelve inch bamboo skewers in water or use steel skewers.

After each shrimp alternate with bell pepper, onion, pineapple and zucchini.

On an outdoor grill cook on medium heat for 10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.

On an indoor electric grill 20 minutes may be required.