How to Cook Shrimp On the Grill

This fast and easy recipe for how to cook shrimp On The Grill will have you cooking up a delicious dinner in no time at all!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: How to Cook Shrimp On the Grill

Servings: servings

Calories: 478kcal

Author: Wendi Spraker

Cost: $10

Equipment

measuring cups and spoons
1 Grill

Ingredients

1 lb shrimp
4 Tbs Butter
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 lemon for squeezing juice

Instructions

Thaw the shrimp by placing frozen shrimp into the refrigerator the day before you prepare.
Preheat the grill over medium low heat.
Once preheated, put the butter, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, old bay, salt and pepper into a bowl. Heat until the butter is just melted.
Add the shrimp all at once (but do not include any juices from the container) to the bowl. Place the shrimp on the grill. (Flesh is opaque, the shrimp becomes a bright pink color and the tails begin to curl).
Remove from the grill, squeeze lemon over the top of the shrimp and reserve some of the lemon for serving at the table with the shrimp.

Video

Notes

The main thing to understand about cooking shrimp no matter if you start with raw, precooked, shell on or shell off, the shrimp is done with the meat is opaque and the shrimp turns bright pink and curls a bit. Take it off the heat immediately.
If you are using precooked shrimp, just understand that because the shrimp is already cooked, you simply need to warm it up on the grill so lower the temp and let it warm slowly.
If you thawed the shrimp in the bag that it was frozen in, remove the shrimp from the bag and drain well.
Thaw the shrimp by placing the frozen shrimp into the refrigerator the night before. If you forgot, you can thaw shrimp fast by placing the bag from the freezer section into a large bowl of cool water (not warm or hot water). Change the water every 20 minutes until the shrimp is thawed.
If you are using large shrimp, you shouldn't need to put them on skewers, however, if you are using medium or small shrimp, you will want to place them on skewers.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Shrimp - I don't know of a substitution for the shrimp in this recipe, however, you CAN substitute any format of shrimp you have, raw, precooked, head on, head off, shell on, shell off, etc. Just understand from the notes section when the shrimp is done.

Seasonings - you can substitute any seasonings you prefer in any amount you like. Try garlic and onion powders, Old Bay, Tony Cacheries, hot sauce and butter, Lemon Pepper, etc. Get the idea?

Butter - feel free to substitute an equal amount of olive oil, margarine or whatever oil you prefer.

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