Grilled Shrimp with Yellow Rice

I grew up in New England but we didn’t eat fish. We did eat shellfish though. My dad loved a good lobster stuffed with lobster. My favorite shellfish growing up were steamers (steamed clams) while my sister preferred fried clams, and my mom liked scallops. We also liked shrimp. Usually in a shrimp cocktail and occasionally a shrimp boil. Growing up shrimp were always served already peeled, even the tails. When we moved to Florida we discovered that no one serves fully peeled shrimp! At least the tails were always left on and often it was served peel-and-eat style. My dad always complained about that, he was paying good money for shrimp why should he have to work for it? LOL!

My husband and I like shrimp, but my husband only likes them cooked, not boiled and served cold in shrimp cocktail. For Father’s Day I got him a Grill Basket to make it easier for him to grill his shrimp. He loves how easy it makes grilling the shrimp. He used to either skewer them, which is extra work, or cook them on aluminium foil, which would often rip. No he just puts them in the grill basket and stirs them around occasionally!

Grilled Shrimp with Yellow Rice Recipe

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Grilled Shrimp with Yellow Rice

Prep Time

2 hrs

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 20 mins

 

This Grilled Shrimp and Yellow Rice recipe is easy and delicious.

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Shrimp

• 2 lbs shrimp peeled and deveined
• 2 TBS olive oil
• 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 TBS brown sugar
• 1 TBS lemon juice
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Rice

• 1 pkg Vigo yellow rice
• olive oil

Instructions

Marinade

1. In a medium bowl mix together the olive oil, seasoning, brown sugar, lemon juice, paprika, garlic and pepper.
2. Place the shrimp in a large zippy bag.
3. Pour the marinade into the bag.
4. Remove the extra air from the bag before zipping.
5. Massage the bag, making sure all the shrimp are covered in marinade.
6. Lay flat and refrigerate 2-24 hours.

Cooking

1. minutes before you want to eat start the rice, following the easy directions on the package.
2. minutes after the rice has started, place the shrimp in the grill basket.
3. Discard the remaining marinade.
4. Grill for 5-8 minutes over medium-high flame, until cooked through.
5. Serve the shrimp over the rice with a nice green salad.

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