Shrimp Scampi Kabobs
by Masterbuilt
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh or frozen medium shrimp in shells (26 to 30)
- 2 tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 2 tbsp snipped fresh parsley
- 1 tsp finely shredded lemon peel
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 6 green onions cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 large red sweet pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
Directions
- Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Devein shrimp.
- In a small saucepan combine butter and oil. Add garlic and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes; remove from heat.
- Stir in wine, parsley, lemon peel, and black pepper; set aside.
- Thread shrimp, green onion pieces, and sweet pepper pieces onto eight 8- to 10-inch skewers. (If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes before threading with food to prevent burning when grilling.)
- Brush with half of the garlic mixture.
- Grill kabobs on a grill rack directly over medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until shrimp turn opaque, turning once and brushing with garlic mixture halfway through grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place shrimp on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)
- Place on a platter. Drizzle with remaining garlic mixture.
