GRILLED JAMAICAN SHRIMP AND PINEAPPLE

GRILLED JAMAICAN SHRIMP AND PINEAPPLE image

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 tsp. minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
1 tsp. allspice (or use a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves)
1 1/2 tsp. fresh minced ginger or 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
2 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce
3 Tbsp. pineapple juice (from pineapple chunks below)
1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 large red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch chunks
1 can (20 oz.) pineapple chunks in juice, drained, 3 Tbsp. juice reserved

Steps:

In a medium flat dish or resealable plastic bag, combine the garlic, allspice, ginger, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Add the shrimp and red pepper chunks and marinate it for 10 - 30 minutes. (Prepare the rice, if you are making it.) Remove the shrimp and peppers from the marinade, discarding the marinade, and thread the shrimp, peppers and pineapple chunks onto metal skewers, alternating the shrimp, then pineapple chunks, then peppers until all the shrimp and peppers are used. Reserve extra pineapple chunks to serve on the side. Grill or broil the skewers for about 3 minutes per side until the shrimp is cooked through. (Meanwhile, prepare the edamame, if you are making it.) Serve the shrimp, peppers and pineapple over rice.