Cooking Shrimp On The Gas Grill
In this video you ll learn how to grill.
Cooking shrimp on the gas grill. Now it is time to grill the shrimp. When grilling beef or lamb kabobs allow them to cook for 10 12 minutes. I just mixed the mayo low fat and lemon juice garlic powder and lemon pepper together and marinated the shrimp for a couple of hours before skewering. Thread your shrimp on a skewer for easy grilling.
Get tips for prepping cooking and serving juicy grilled shrimp. 1 1 4 pounds uncooked large shrimp 26 30 per pound peeled and deveined. Cook until the shrimp are opaque and slightly charred. Shrimp can be cooked directly on the grill grates just be careful they don t fall through.
Align the kabobs directly over the flame to cook with direct heat. Or they can be cooked on skewers or wrapped in aluminum foil or parchment paper. How long do i cook shrimp on the grill. If you see a black vein running down the shrimp peel and devein them.
Preheat your grill to 350 450 f and set it up for direct cooking. Wooden skewers will likely burn. Jumbo shrimp will cook in approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side. Gas charcoal or pellet grill any one will do step 1.
Serve with grilled crusty bread brushed with olive oil as an appetizer. You can use a wooden skewer or metal skewer both options work well. Shrimp don t need much time to marinate so go ahead and get the grill preheated while you prep. If you re grilling pre cooked shrimp your goal is to simply heat them up and impart a little barbecue flavor.
Moist and delicious this is one of my fave ways to prepare shrimp on the grill home cook saveur says. To fit all of the shrimp on the cooking grate at once you ll need three 14 inch skewers. The shrimp and sauce finish cooking together on the grill so prepare the sauce ingredients while the grill is heating then carry them out to the grill with you. 12 metal or soaked wooden skewers.
Perfect for a fast healthy dinner or appetizer shrimp takes just minutes on the grill. Brush your kabobs with olive oil before transferring them to your preheated gas grill. Next season the shrimp with olive oil salt pepper and lemon juice. If you want to grill shrimp purchase shrimp that are about 10 20 count meaning there are 10 20 shrimp per pound.
In total the shrimp should not be on the grill for longer than 2 minutes. Grill the shrimp over direct medium heat for 5 7 minutes turning the shrimp halfway through the process. Cooking time for shrimp will depend on the size of your shrimp. Turn up the heat.
Grill the shrimp over direct heat for about 2 minutes per side flipping as soon as the first side begins to turn pink along the edges.