Best Caribbean Blaze Shrimp Recipes

CARIBBEAN SHRIMP SKEWERS

Steps:

• Combine the allspice, thyme, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg, cayenne, black pepper and salt in a bowl. Add the shrimp and toss thoroughly.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a small nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp in a single, uncrowded layer and cook until no longer translucent in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the skillet. Add the pineapple and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Turn and cook until again lightly browned on the underside, 1 minute more. Remove from the heat.
• Thread each skewer in the following order: mint leaf, pineapple chunk, shrimp, pineapple chunk and mint leaf. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine oil, ginger, lime juice, garlic, soy sauce, sugar and red pepper; mix well. Stir in shrimp and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 4 hours before serving. Stir occasionally while chilling.

CARIBBEAN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except limes and marinate at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
• Heat a dry skillet over medium-high heat and, when skillet is hot, lay shrimp in pan.
• Cook shrimp 2 to 4 minutes per side, depending on size.
• Brush shrimp with remaining marinade before turning.
• Serve with lime.

SMOTHERED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet. Lightly season shrimp with pepper, garlic powder, and salt and then dredge in the flour, shaking off any excess.
• Lightly fry until shrimp turn pink and curl, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from skillet and drain. Saute onions in the same pan until they begin to soften. Add a couple tablespoons of flour and whisk well to make a roux. Season with a little more salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Whisk in water, 1/4 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Add shrimp and simmer in gravy for 10 minutes. Serve over white rice.

CARIBBEAN BRUSCHETTA WITH SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Drizzle olive oil over bread and toast lightly in the oven.
• In a large bowl, add tomatoes, lime juice, balsamic and sugar and stir to combine.
• In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add onion and cooked until caramelized. Add radicchio and mushrooms and cook until radicchio has wilted and mushrooms have released their liquid. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add minced garlic and cooked bacon and stir to combine. Remove from heat and allow to completely cool.
• Fold cooked onion-bacon mixture into the tomato mixture and add the chopped cilantro.
• Preheat grill to high.
• Grill shrimp and scallops until opaque. Season both sides with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Remove from the grill and slice the scallops and shrimp in half.
• Top each toasted bread slice with the tomato mixture, grilled scallop, and grilled shrimp and garnish with sliced green onions.

MARIE'S TIPSY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Steam shrimp in wine until they turn pink, about 3 to 5 minutes. Cook fettuccine noodles, in boiling, salted water. Drain and keep warm.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter and saute garlic until golden. Add salt and whipping cream and reduce until the consistency of a thick sauce. Add a little of the wine mixture to the sauce.
• Spoon sauce over noodles and arrange 4 shrimp around each plate. Garnish with Parmesan and almonds.