Peppery Grilled Shrimp (Tom Nuong Toi Xa Ot)

Name: Peppery Grilled Shrimp (Tom Nuong Toi Xa Ot)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons Asian red chili sauce, such as Sriracha; 3 Tbsps fish sauce; 79 milliliters loosely packed fresh mint leaves, sliced into thin slivers; 10 large cloves tablespoons minced garlic (about; 59 milliliters finely chopped green onions; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh lemon grass; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 454 grams shrimp, peeled (leave tails intact) and deveined; 2 teaspoons sugar; 6 wooden skewers (6 in. each), soaked in water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Peppery Grilled Shrimp (Tom Nuong Toi Xan Ot) a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 243 calories, 25g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have mint leaves, asian chili sauce, lemon grass, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together lemon grass, garlic, chili sauce, fish sauce, sugar, olive oil, lime juice, pepper, and green onions.

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Olive Oil

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Whisk

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Add shrimp and toss to coat.

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Shrimp

Let marinate 15 minutes at room temperature or up to 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Prepare a gas or charcoal grill for high heat (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 in. above grill level only 2 to 3 seconds).

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Brush grill with vegetable oil. Thread shrimp onto skewers and grill until curled, pink, and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

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Vegetable Oil

Shrimp

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Skewers

Grill

Remove skewers and garnish with mint.

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Mint

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Skewers

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Servings:

1Tbsp

freshly ground black pepper 1teaspoons

Asian red chili sauce, such as Sriracha 3Tbsps

fish sauce 79milliliters

loosely packed fresh mint leaves, sliced into thin slivers 10large cloves

tablespoons minced garlic (about 59milliliters

finely chopped green onions 2Tbsps

finely chopped fresh lemon grass 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 3Tbsps

olive oil 454grams

shrimp, peeled (leave tails intact) and deveined 2teaspoons

sugar 6

wooden skewers (6 in. each), soaked in water

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. One wine you could try is Tangent Paragon Vineyard Pinot Gris. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.