Barbecued Shrimp and Scallop Kabobs

Name: Barbecued Shrimp and Scallop Kabobs
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 2 teaspoons seafood and fish seasoning, Cajun seasoning or Creole seasoning; 1 teaspoons garlic powder; 2 Tbsps finely chopped onion; 1 teaspoon Frank Original cayenne pepper sauce; 454 grams 18 large sea scallops; 340 grams 12 large fresh shrimp , shelled, tails left on, deveined

For $1.65 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 197 calories, 12g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of sea scallops, creole seasoning, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Melt butter in small, heavy saucepan over low heat until milk solids settle to bottom of saucepan. Skim off any foam from top of melted butter. Carefully spoon golden liquid (clarified butter) from saucepan into another small saucepan; discard milk solids.

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Clarified Butter

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Sauce Pan

To clarified butter in saucepan, add onion, seafood and fish seasoning, garlic powder and hot pepper sauce; blend well.

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Garlic Powder

Seafood

Onion

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Place scallops and shrimp in 12x8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish.

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Scallops

Shrimp

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Glass Baking Pan

Pour butter mixture over scallops and shrimp; turn to coat.

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Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Heat grill. When ready to grill, oil grill rack. Alternately thread 3 scallops and 2 shrimp onto each of six 12 to 14-inch metal skewers; reserve butter mixture.

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Scallops

Butter

Shrimp

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Grill

Place kabobs on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 6 to 10 minutes or until scallops turn opaque and shrimp turn pink, turning once and brushing frequently with butter mixture. If necessary, reheat butter mixture before brushing on kabobs. Bring any remaining butter mixture to a boil; serve with kabobs.

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Servings:

118milliliters

butter 2teaspoons

seafood and fish seasoning, Cajun seasoning or Creole seasoning 1teaspoons

garlic powder 2Tbsps

finely chopped onion 1teaspoon

Frank' Original cayenne pepper sauce 454grams

18 large sea scallops 340grams

12 large fresh shrimp , shelled, tails left on, deveined

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Scarpetta Pinot Grigio. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.