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    Home > Main Dishes Seafood > Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe

    Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe

    Published: May 7, 2018 · Modified: Jun 23, 2022 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Best grilled shrimp served in a bowl with dipping sauce

    I’ve had this recipe in my database for as long as I can remember. Its title reads The Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe. It’s somewhat my go-to recipe for grilled shrimp kabobs, which I make several times during the grilling season. In this a recipe the shrimp is marinated in bright flavors, grilled and then served with a sassy butter dipping sauce. This grilled shrimp skewer recipe is one that you’ll want to keep on hand for your next BBQ.

    The best grilled shrimp recipe served over rice and asparagus with peas.

    I take a hard stand when it comes to calling a recipe on my blog “the best.” After all, it’s only my opinion and everyone’s tastes are different. I feel like if I’m often calling something the best, it’s as if I’m simply using a marketing ploy to gain traffic.

    Not to mention, I spent my career in sales, and the number one golden rule was always “under promise, over deliver”.

    I’ve only done it a couple other times on this blog for The Best Pasta Salad Ever. And that’s because, just for fun, I used those words as a search term to find a pasta salad recipe. That’s what the recipe was named, and after reviewing the ingredients, and deciding it sounded delicious, I made it, and really? It may just be the best pasta salad ever.

    Then there was this recipe for The Best Grilled Pork Tenderloin Recipe. That was voluntary on my part, because honestly thought this recipe was outstanding and the best I’d ever had.

    So, with all that said, this is a really good recipe for grilled shrimp kabobs, and for some reason twenty years ago, I entered this into my data base as, The Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe.

    Cooking shrimp on the grill is about the most classic way to cook our favorite little crustaceans. It’s quick, it’s easy and they cook in less time that it takes to pre-heat your grill. And the smoky flavor that clings to the sweet shrimp meat is divine.

    To kick this recipe up a notch, this version for grilled shrimp spends some time in a bright and lively marinade consisting of some of some of my favorite staples, olive oil, soy sauce and dry sherry. The end result is a highly flavored treat.

    The best grilled shrimp recipe served with asparagus peas and brown rice with a bowl of butter sauce

     Tips for Grilling Shrimp:

    • Buy large or jumbo shrimp. Larger shrimp are much easier to manage on the grill and are easier and less apt overcook and dry out.
    • Marinate and grill the shrimp with shells on. The shells act as a cocoon and a barrier to keep the moisture in and prevent the heat from overcooking the interior too quickly. That shell helps keep that flavor inside.
    • If cooking shrimp that has been shelled, skewer them close together, even touching. This slows down the process of the interior of the shrimp overcooking and allows one to get a nice golden color on the skin. This is how I cooked the shrimp for this recipe.
    • When skewering shrimp, use two rods. It prevents the shrimp from spinning and makes them a much easier to flip and maneuver.
    • Shrimp should be grilled hot and fast. The shrimp are ready to turn when the underside is just beginning to turn pink.
    • To know if shrimp are cooked properly: straight shrimp are undercooked, shrimp curled into a “C” are done, shrimp closed in a tight curl are overcooked.
    • Please purchase Wild American Shrimp as opposed to farmed shrimp from over seas. There’s a world of difference in both flavor and texture. It’s the right thing to do and it just flat out tastes better.
    The best grilled shrimp recipe with rice, asparagus and butter dipping sauce.

    The Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe:

    I hope you give these BBQ shrimp skewers a try. And if you do, please come back and let me know how you liked it and give the recipe a star rating. Your feedback is valuable to me for developing future recipes. And if you have a favorite grilled shrimp recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.

    This recipe makes a great main course served alongside some Green Rice and a Vegetable Medley. Or can be served as a shrimp appetizer. Either way, it’s a flavorful Summer treat.

    And if you’re looking for more grilled shrimp recipes, you won’t want to miss this one for Shrimp and Mahi Mahi Kabobs with Jalapeno Butter.

    Or how about Grilled Glazed Dijon Honey Shrimp.

    The best grilled shrimp recipe served with asparagus peas and brown rice with a bowl of butter sauce

    The Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe

    I’ve had this recipe in my database for as long as I can remember. It’s title reads Best Grilled Shrimp Recipe. It’s somewhat my go-to recipe for grilled shrimp kabobs, as we make this several times during the grilling season. This is a recipe where shrimp is marinated in bright flavors, grilled and then served with a sassy butter dipping sauce.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Main Course Seafood
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 604kcal
    Author: Lea Ann Brown

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound Large shrimp In shell
    • For the marinade
    • 1/2 cup olive oil
    • 1/2 cup dry sherry
    • 1/2 cup soy sauce
    • 1/2 clove garlic mashed
    • For the dipping sauce
    • 4 ounces butter
    • 1/2 whole lemon for the juice
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
    • 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
    • 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
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    Instructions

    • For the Marinade: Combine shrimp and all marinade ingredients in a large non-reactive bowl and stir well. Marinate in refrigerator 3 – 4 hours. 
    • For the dipping sauce: Melt butter in sauce pan. Add remaining ingredients. Keep warm.
    • Remove shells and devein. Skewer shrimp close together. Cook over a hot grill 2 – 3 minutes per side, basting with the marinade every 30 seconds. 
    • Place a small individual bowl of dipping sauce on each plate for each person to dip their shrimp.

    Notes

    If using wooden skewers, soak them for at least 30 minute before skewering shrimp.
    Use two wooden skewers for each line of shrimp.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 604kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 347mg | Sodium: 2922mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 708IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Comments

    1. Mike says

      April 18, 2021 at 6:15 am

      5 stars
      These shrimp are FANTASTIC! We soooo enjoyed them. Thank you for posting the recipe.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        April 26, 2021 at 8:37 am

        5 stars
        Hi Mike. Thanks so much for your note and most of all, so glad you enjoyed that shrimp! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Holly says

      May 15, 2019 at 6:36 am

      5 stars
      Saving this recipe for summer bbqs– the weather is right and with school nearly out it feels like summer. Hooray!

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        May 29, 2019 at 11:53 am

        Enjoy!

        Reply
    3. Sheila says

      May 20, 2018 at 9:26 pm

      I am happy to share that this is the best grilled shrimp I have ever tried and it is not just a marketing ploy. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe.

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        May 21, 2018 at 2:35 pm

        🙂 Thank you so much Sheila! So glad you liked it.

        Reply
    4. mjskitchen says

      May 10, 2018 at 3:36 pm

      YAY! It’s grilling season!!! Love taking the heat out of the kitchen, but keeping it in the food. Aside from looking quite tasty, it’s easy as well. My kind of summer dish – grill it up and put it in a salad. Thanks for finally sharing the recipe. 🙂 Actually, I have lots of those recipe that I make all of the time and have for years and have yet to share. Glad you shared this one.

      Reply
    5. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

      May 09, 2018 at 5:13 pm

      You had a data base 20 years ago? And I still only have a drawer! These shrimp sound mighty fine!

      Reply
    6. Bev says

      May 09, 2018 at 8:56 am

      Where is the recipes for the sassy butter dipping sauce?

      Reply
    7. John / Kitchen Riffs says

      May 09, 2018 at 8:03 am

      Love shrimp any and all ways, but grilled might be one of the very best ways to cook it. This looks terrific — full of flavor. Great pictures, too. Thanks!

      Reply
    8. Vickie says

      May 07, 2018 at 6:19 pm

      I’m thinking this just may BE the best grilled shrimp recipe. I know the chef. ??

      Reply
      • Lea Ann Brown says

        May 08, 2018 at 3:07 pm

        Thank you Vickie! 🙂

        Reply

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