Garlic shrimp skewers


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How to Make Garlic Shrimp Skewers
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Time: 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 2

This quick shrimp appetizer doesn't require a grill or barbecue, but it looks absolutely stunning on skewers! Just look at the delicious, sticky honey glaze with garlic, hot pepper, and lime that coats each shrimp. It's hard to believe, but this luxurious dish is ready in just 16 minutes and is packed with a whole host of flavors. Grill the shrimp on skewers in a grill pan and serve on a bed of sautéed spinach with garlic, sprinkled with fresh parsley.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


Shrimps

  • 20 shrimp (16/20), peeled and deveined
  • 0.5 cups honey
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 cloves garlic, grated
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • Special equipment: 4 metal skewers

Spinach

  • 340 g of small spinach
  • 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


  1. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and another large skillet over medium heat. In a small bowl, combine the honey, Sriracha sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic, lime zest and juice, and 1 tablespoon of parsley. Set the glaze aside.
  2. Thread the shrimp onto 4 metal skewers, 5 on each. Season both sides with salt and pepper. Place on the grill pan and grill for 2 minutes. Turn the shrimp over, brush with the glaze, and grill for another 2 minutes.

  3. Flip the shrimp glazed side down, brush with glaze, and cook for another minute. Flip, brush with glaze, and cook until the shrimp are cooked through, another 1 minute per side. Remove from the pan and drizzle with the remaining glaze.
  4. Spinach:

    Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet and add the spinach and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the greens are wilted, about 1 minute.
  5. Make a bed of spinach on a serving platter. Place the shrimp skewers on top and sprinkle with the remaining parsley.





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