Salt-cured Ouzo Shrimp

Name: Salt-cured Ouzo Shrimp
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons anise seeds, divided; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 680 grams shrimp (16 to 20 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and with tails on; 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps About ouzo or other anise-flavored liqueur; 2 Tbsps sugar

Salt-cured Ouzo Shrimp is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 160 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a main course, and is done in approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of sugar, kosher salt, jumbo shrimp, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a bowl, mix sugar, salt, and 3/4 tsp. anise seeds.

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Add shrimp and stir gently to coat. Cover and chill 45 minutes to 1 hour. Rinse both the shrimp and the bowl well and drain.

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Meanwhile, soak 6 wooden skewers at least 30 minutes, or use metal skewers (no need to soak).

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Return shrimp to bowl.

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Add remaining 3/4 tsp. anise seeds, the olive oil, 2 tbsp. ouzo, and the garlic; mix to coat. Thread shrimp onto skewers through each end so they look like the letter C, dividing them equally among skewers.

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Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for high heat (450 to 550; you can hold your hand 5 in. above cooking grate only 2 to 4 seconds).

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Lay shrimp on cooking grate and cook, turning once, until shrimp are bright pink and opaque but still moist-looking in center (cut to test), 2 to 3 minutes total.

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Transfer to a platter.

Drizzle more ouzo over shrimp if you like.

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Servings:

2teaspoons

anise seeds, divided 2teaspoons

minced garlic 680grams

shrimp (16 to 20 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and with tails on 1Tbsp

kosher salt 1Tbsp

olive oil 2Tbsps

About ouzo or other anise-flavored liqueur 2Tbsps

sugar

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are my top picks for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. The Caposaldo Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.