How to Make the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

If you want to make the best Marinated Grilled Shrimp, here are some easy tips to follow.

Many people ask the question, "How do I marinade shrimp?"

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It's quite easy really. You need to first find a method for a Grilled Shrimp Marinade. There are so many recipes available. You just need to find the best marinated grilled shrimp recipes to suit your taste.

How to Make the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

Although many recipes are specified for marinated grilled shrimp, you can use any Shrimp Marinade method and grill it, pan-fry it, or bake it. Just because the recipes call for grilling the shrimp you don't always have to supervene that. You can use en galvanic indoor grill like the George Forman or bake the marinated shrimp in the oven. Pan-frying the marinated shrimp is someone else option. Especially on rainy days!

Easy Steps For the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

1. Buy Raw fresh or icy Shrimp. For grilling purposes, I recommend Large or Extra-Large Shrimp. It is best not to buy pre-cooked shrimp because you are going to be cooking it again on the grill. Raw shrimp takes only minutes to cook. For the best results, and too avoid chewy shrimp, always start with Raw Shrimp.

2. Clean and Devein Shrimp - this is assuming you bought shrimp in the shell. (If you bought shelled-deveined shrimp, skip this step.) Under cold running water, take off outer shell and legs. Leave tail in tact. Make a small slice along the center back of the shrimp and with the tip of your knife, gently take off the black vein. Rinse shrimp and set into clean bowl. Repeat until all shrimp are done.

3. Drain any excess water from bowl of cleaned shrimp. Pat dry with paper towels to soak up any excess water remaining on shrimp.

4. Cover and refrigerate shrimp until ready to marinade

5. Select your beloved Marinated Grilled Shrimp Recipe

6. get ready Shrimp Marinade ingredients agreeing to recipe

7. take off shrimp from fridge, uncover, pour marinade over shrimp and stir shrimp to coat completely. Recover tightly and return to fridge.

8. Marinade approx. 1 hour or supervene method instructions for best results.

9. When marinade time is practically complete, pre-heat grill to a medium - high heat.

10. Skewer shrimp or place in grilling basket, grill agreeing to recipes instructions and enjoy the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp ever!

Here are a few easy Marinades for Grilled Shrimp:

1/4 c. Olive oil
1/4 c. Dry white wine
1 tbsp. Minced dry onion
1/2 tsp. Dried basil (1 tsp. If fresh)
1/2 tsp. Dried rosemary
1/4 tsp. Pepper

Place 1 pound raw shelled shrimp in re-closable plastic bag or box with tight lid, add marinade. Close, refrigerate 2-4 hours. Drain marinade. Thread shrimp onto pre-soaked skewers. Grill over hot coals 6-10 minutes. Brush often with reserved marinade.

1 c. Dry white wine
1 c. Olive oil
1/2 tsp. Chopped basil
1 tbsp. Coarse black pepper
1/2 tsp. Cajun spice (optional)
1 lb lg. Raw shrimp, peeled, deveined (leave on tails)
Thin lemon slices

Mix marinade in shallow bowl, add shrimp, cover, refrigerate for at least 3 hours, turning occasionally. Set grill on high heat. Skewer shrimp and lemon slices on bamboo skewers, alternating each. Grill until shrimp just come to be opaque. Baste occasionally with leftover marinade. Grill approx.
3 minutes per side.

If you want easily fast and easy shrimp marinade, Buy a bottle of pre-made seafood marinade. My favorites are Lawry's Tequila Lime or Caribbean Jerk. You can find them at your local grocery store. Marinade the raw shrimp for approx. 1 hour before grilling.

How to Make the Best Marinated Grilled Shrimp

The Many Ways to Cook Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

Boneless skinless chicken breast is the most beloved cut of poultry in the United States and with good reason: they are low in fat, quick and easy to prepare and extremely versatile. This spectacular, cut of poultry can be grilled, sauteed, broiled, poached, fried and baked. There is a downside however to this cut of meat: they are rather low in fat. You may be asking: "What is wrong with that? That makes them wholesome right?" Yes, they are a healthier way to eat, but because they are low in fat, they are also low in moisture and that makes them very susceptible to over cooking. Nothing is less yummy than a dry and overcooked piece of meat.

There are two ways to make clear your chicken is not overcooked. The first way, and the most literal, in my opinion, is to use an instant read thermometer. I own a handy slight electronic thermometer with a voice alert feature. It is extremely literal, and has never let me down. The other recipe for checking doneness is by pricking the meat with a fork. If the juices run clear, then it is done. I think the first selection is much safer, but you can be the judge.

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There are of course hundreds of combined recipes and methods for cooking chicken breast, far too many to cover in this article, so I will talk about two very beloved methods.

The Many Ways to Cook Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

One of the easiest and tastiest ways is to marinate and grill them.

Below is a great marinade recipe:

Grilled Chicken Breast With Citrus Herb Marinade

Ingredients:

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
2 Tablespoons of Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
1/3 Cup of Freshly Chopped Parsley
1/3 Cup of Freshly Chopped Basil
1 Clove of Garlic Minced
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1/4 Teaspoon of Freshly Cracked Black Pepper

Directions:

Step 1: Mix together everything, accept the chicken breasts, in a large bowl. Step 2: Add chicken to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for some hours. Step 3: Get you grill nice and hot and oil the grates to prevent the chicken from sticking. Step 4: Grill chicken about 4 minutes per side or until done.

Another spectacular, way to cook chicken breasts is by baking them in foil in the oven. The foil helps keep the meat nice and moist while cooking. What you put inside the foil is only slight by your imagination, but to make things easier, I have included a great recipe below.

Chicken With Sun Dried Tomatoes And Kalamata Olives

Ingredients:

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

10 - 15 Kalamata Olives Pitted and Chopped
8 - 10 Sun Dried Tomatoes Cut Into Thin Strips
4 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons of Freshly Chopped Basil
2 Tablespoons of Freshly Chopped Parsley Salt and Pepper to Taste

Directions:

Step 1: Preheat Oven to 450 Degrees F

Step 2: In a bowl, incorporate the olives, tomatoes, basil, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Step 3: Cut 8 Squares of Aluminum Foil (Cut them large, about 18 inches square)

Step 4: Grab 2 squares of foil and place one on top of the other.

Step 5: Grease the foil with some olive oil

Step 6: Place a chicken breast in the center of the foil and spoon some of the tomato and olive composition on top

Step 7: Loosely fold the foil over the chicken forming a tent and seal tightly

Step 8: Repeat this process for the remaining chicken breasts

Step 9 : Place the wrapped chicken breasts on a baking sheet and place in the pre-heated oven

Step 10: Bake for almost 20 minutes or until done. To check for doneness, cut a small slit in the foil to allow the steam to escape and then thought about unfold the foil. Check for doneness with an instant read thermometer. The internal climatic characteristic should read 160 degrees F.

Step 11: Let the chicken breasts stand for about five minutes before serving.

The Many Ways to Cook Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast