Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers

A recipe for Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers! Large shrimp are marinated briefly in a seasoned tequila lime sauce, then grilled on skewers until golden.

Secret Recipe Club

It is time for the Secret Recipe Club again! For those who haven’t seen my previous Secret Recipe Club posts, this club includes a group of bloggers who are assigned a different blog each month and secretly make a recipe to post on their specified reveal day.

I look forward to my assignment email every month and discovering new blogs. It is also fun to see what someone chooses from your blog.

This will actually be my last time posting with Group D at the end of the month. Secret Recipe Club is trimming down to three groups, so I will be a part of Group C starting next month. It has been a great nearly 3 years Group D!

This month I was assigned to Lauren’s blog, From Gate to Plate (no longer active). With Cinco de Mayo coming up, I decided to make her Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers.

Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers

These Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers are marinated for only about 30 minutes in a seasoned tequila lime sauce, then grilled until just pink on each side.

Overall, it is an easy-to-assemble appetizer or main dish and perfect for the increasing temperatures outside. If you don’t want to fire up the grill, you can do what I did and place a cast iron grill pan on the stove over medium heat.

If you want to add some heat, sprinkle a little cayenne or red chili flakes into the marinade.

Serve hot with some rice and other desired sides, plus lime slices and more fresh cilantro for garnish.

Check out what everyone else made:

• Pandesal (Filipino Bread Rolls) from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Chocolate Walnut Babka from I am a Honey Bee
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Dip from Cooking with Traci
• A Classic Greek Salad Recipe from Lavender and Lovage
• Winger’s Grilled Sticky Finger Salad from Making Miracles
• Ooey Gooey Quadruple Fudge Brownies from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Cake Mix Toffee Bars from Our Good Life
• Root Beer Pancakes from The Spiffy Cookie

Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers Recipe

Adapted from From Gate to Plate

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Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers

A recipe for Margarita Grilled Shrimp Skewers! Large shrimp are marinated briefly in a seasoned tequila lime sauce, then grilled on skewers until golden.

Course Main

Cuisine N/A

Keyword margarita, seafood, shrimp, tequila

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Resting Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour

Servings 3 -4 Servings

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoons tequila
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined

Garnish:

• Lime slices
• Freshly chopped cilantro

Instructions

• If skewers are bamboo or wooden, cover them with water to soak for at least 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oil, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, tequila, and salt. Toss in the shrimp until well-coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat grill to 350 degrees F or place cast iron grill pan over medium heat. Arrange the shrimp onto skewers, 3 for small skewers or about 5 for larger.
• Place the skewers on preheated grill and cook until pink on each side.
• Serve hot with rice, lime slices, and cilantro.