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Caribbean Rum Shrimp

Here's how you make Caribbean Rum Shrimp
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds shrimp (large shrimp, raw)
  • 1 cup rum (dark rum)
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup chopped cilantro springs
  • 3 tablespoons very finely minced gingerroot
  • 5 cloves finely minced garlic
  • Lemon zest (finely minced, from 1 whole lemon)
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Shell and devein shrimp and place in a covered bowl and set aside. Shrimp must be at room temperature when smoking.

  • Step 2: In a small bowl combine all ingredients and mix well. Toss in shrimp and coat evenly. Place in the fridge to marinate for as little as 20 minutes to no more than 1 hour.

  • Step 3: Remove the shrimp from the marinade and place in a bowl. Let them come to room temperature – stand for 10 minutes covered.

  • Step 4: Preheat barbecue to the temperature of 220ºF (110ºC).

  • Step 5: Squeeze the water from the wet chips and place them in the center of a large piece of tin foil. Add the dry chips and mix. Fold the foil into a sealed pouch. With a fork poke holes in both sides of the pouch from which the smoke will escape. The more holes – the more smoke!

  • Step 6: Keep the burner under the woodchip pouch on medium to high heat and turn the other burners off. Once the grill is smoking, quickly place the shrimp directly over the grills that are off. Smoke shrimp with indirect heat for 10 -15 minutes or until shrimp are evenly pink and slightly caramelized on the outside

  • Step 7: Transfer shrimp to warm serving platter and enjoy!


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • 1 cup of Hickory wood chips soaked in cold water for 30minutes
  • 2 cups of dry Hickory wood chips

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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