Plan ahead for this grilled marinated shrimp recipe, because it needs to marinate for 2 hours.
After cooking, remove the shrimp from the skewers and serve on top of pasta.
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs. Jumbo Shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail-off
1/2 cup Olive Oil
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
2 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
2 Tablespoon Fresh Basil, chopped
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon Freshly-Ground Black Pepper
Directions
If using wooden skewers, soak them for at least an hour
Peel and devein shrimp, place shrimp in gallon size plastic bag, set in a bowl
In a bowl add the olive oil, garlic, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, basil and salt and pepper, mix well
Reserve a small amount of marinade for basting
Pour the marinade into the plastic bag containing the shrimp and gently squeeze around to get the shrimp coated thoroughly
Marinate for 2 hours in the refrigerator
Thread the Shrimp onto a soaked wooden or metal skewer
Insert one skewer through the Shrimp towards the tail, insert the other skewer towards the head of the shrimp
Reserve marinade
On a clean grill over medium high heat, grill shrimp for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side
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