Headed to the beach for the day? You’ll definitely want to make this simple shrimp on the barbie (a simple charcoal grilled shrimp recipe).
For side dish ideas to make next to these shrimp on the grill, check out all of our grilling recipes.
We went to visit our friends at the beach recently, and the husband of the couple was fishing. He didn’t catch anything worth keeping that day, so we did what any normal fish-less beach dwellers would do: we made this shrimp on the barbie recipe from the bait.
And by that, I mean, Pete made it.
And yes, this is leftover fish food. Our friend actually uses shrimp to catch fish. When they weren’t biting, he decided to wrap up the bait and serve it to his guests.
This recipe is definitely not fancy. It’s really quick and easy to whip up too.
If you bought too much shrimp and you’re trying to figure out what else you can do with it, take a look at our list of Easy Shrimp Recipes. There are ideas for shrimp kabobs, shrimp wonton cups, and more.
Simple Shrimp On The Barbie Recipe
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Simple Shrimp On The Barbie Ingredients:
- Fresh shrimp
- Old Bay seasoning
- Raspberry vinaigrette dressing
How To Make Simple Shrimp On The Barbie:
Heat up your charcoal grill.
Quick note: A charcoal grill gives the recipe a little bit of a smokier flavor. But if all you have is a gas grill, you can use that.
While that’s going on, clean your shrimp. You can devein them, peel them, pull off the heads and tails … or just leave them as is. Whatever you like.
Rinse the shrimp.
Pat the shrimp dry.
In a bowl, coat the shrimp with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Quick note: If you can’t find raspberry vinaigrette dressing, you can make a marinade of any citrus (like lemon juice or lime juice) squeezed into olive oil with a pinch of salt. What’s good about the raspberry, though, is you’ll get good pop of color on the shrimp.
Yes, of course, shrimp get pink when you cook them through, but this enhances that.
Then, dredge them in Old Bay seasoning. Toss to combine.
Put a piece of foil on the grill, then put the shrimp on top of the foil.
Cook about two minutes on each side, until the shrimp is pink and cooked through.
Shrimp On The Barbie: Frequently Asked Questions
“Shrimp On The Barbie” is just a fun way of saying, “Shrimp on the barbeque.” “Shrimp On The Barbie” just sounds a lot catchier than grilled shrimp, or charcoal-grilled shrimp, which is obviously what these are.
The saying is actually taken from an Australian Tourism Commission commercial starring Paul Hogan. It ran from 1984 through to 1990.
The full line that Paul Hogan, the Australian actor who stared in Crocodile Dundee, says in the commercial is, “I’ll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you.”
Basically, come on down to Australia and we’ll just add some food on the grill. We say something similar all the time, basically, “We can throw another burger on the grill if you make it.”
We used fresh shrimp in this simple shrimp on the barbie recipe. If you can only find frozen shrimp, you can use those. But, make sure that you thaw frozen shrimp before cooking them on the grill.
To thaw frozen shrimp, you have a couple options.
First, if you have time, you can take a bag of frozen shrimp from the freezer and leave it in the refrigerator overnight.
If you don’t have that kind of time, you can thaw the bag in cold water. Either open the bag of frozen shrimp, pour cold water into the bag, and let it sit for about 30 minutes or put the entire contents of the bag into a colander and run cold water over it for about eight minutes.
Super Simple Shrimp On The Barbie
Headed to the beach for the day? You'll definitely want to make this simple shrimp on the barbie (charcoal grilled shrimp recipe).
Ingredients
- Shrimp
- Old Bay seasoning
- Raspberry vinaigrette dressing
Instructions
- Heat up your charcoal grill.
- Clean your shrimp
- Coat the shrimp with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Then, dredge them in Old Bay seasoning. Toss to combine.
- Put a piece of foil on the grill, then put the shrimp on top of the foil. Cook about two minutes on each side, until the shrimp is pink and cooked through.
Nutrition Information
Yield
10Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 5Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 1mgSodium 20mgCarbohydrates 0gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 0g
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