Grilled Shrimp with Achiote
Achiote Marinade: 1/4 cup achiote paste -- * see note 2 cups orange juice 1 teaspoon garlic -- chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon brown sugar pinch ground cumin pinch grou...
Ingredients
- 2cups orange juice
- 1teaspoongarlic -- chopped
- 1tablespoonolive oil
- 1tablespoonbrown sugar
Directions
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Achiote Marinade: 1/4 cup achiote paste -- * see note 2 cups orange juice 1 teaspoon garlic -- chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon b
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Mix the marinade ingredients together
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Add the shrimp and marinate 3 hours to overnight in the refrigerator
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Remove the shrimp from the marinade and skewer through the shells
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Grill until the meat is opaque and serve over rice
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VARIATIONS: There are both advantages and disadvantages to grilling shrimp in the shell
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The shells help hold in the moisture, but keep some of the grilled flavor away from the meat
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If your shrimp need deveining, you can slit open the outer curve of each shell to get at the veins and leave the shells otherwise intact