Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 3 large garlic cloves, minced and mashed
• 1 1/8 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined (20-24 to the pound)

Recipe

• 1 mix together garlic and 1 teaspoon salt.
• 2 whisk together garlic paste, lime juice, marmalade, cilantro, 3 tablespoons oil, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper in a small bowl.
• 3 transfer 1/3 of mixture to small serving bowl and reserve for dipping sauce.
• 4 combine shrimp with remaining mixture in a large sealable plastic bag and seal bag, pressing out excess air.
• 5 marinate shrimp, refrigerated, turning bag once, for 15 minutes.
• 6 drain shrimp and gently pat dry.
• 7 shrimp can be cooked on the girll or. . .
• 8 pan fried:
• 9 heat 1 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over moderately high heat.
• 10 add half of shrimp and cook, turning occasisionly until shrimp is cooked through, about 3 minutes total.
• 11 tranfer to a platter and cook the remaining shrimp in 1 1/2 teaspoons of oil.
• 12 garnish with cilantro and serve with dipping sauce.