Grilled Tropical Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• In shallow glass or plastic dish or in resealable food-storage bag, combine marinade ingredients. Add shrimp; stir or shake to coat. Cover dish or seal bag; refrigerate for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, Cut 1/2-inch slice off bottom of pineapple, cut into quarters lengthwise, cutting through green top. Using small sharp knife, remove fruit without piercing through rind, leaving 1/2-inch-thick shell. Turn shells upside down on paper towel-lined pan to drain. Trim cores from pineapple quarters; cut fruit into 3/4-inch cubes. In large bowl toss pineapple, papaya and mango.
• Heat gas or charcoal grill. Remove shrimp from marinade; reserve marinade. Place shrimp in grill basket (grill "wok").
• Place grill basket on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 6 to 8 minutes, brushing several times with marinade and turning once, until shrimp are pink. Discard any remaining marinade.
• On 4 individual serving plates, arrange pineapple shells. Top with mixed fruit and shrimp. Garnish with cashews and coconut.

Steps:

• Mix the sauce and juice.
• Cut peaches into wedges (you can substitute nectarines).
• Thread skewers: shrimp, fruit, onion wedges; repeat.
• Spray the grill or the kabob pan on the grill.
• Grill over medium for about 5 minutes, until shrimp are pink.
• Baste every minute with sauce and juice mix.

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first eight ingredients. Add shrimp; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 2 hours., Drain shrimp, discarding marinade. On each of 30 metal or soaked wooden appetizer skewers, thread one shrimp, one mango cube and one pineapple cube. Heat a grill pan over medium heat. In batches, cook kabobs 2-3 minutes on each side or until shrimp turn pink.

Steps:

• Place wooden skewers in a bowl of water to soak for at least 10 minutes.
• Puree the pineapple, garlic, chili sauce, and water in a food processor.
• Heat a pan over medium heat, and add the pureed sauce mixture.
• Add vinegar, salt, coconut cream, lime juice, and zest of one lime.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl to create the slurry, then add the mixture into the sauce and simmer until the sauce thickens, about a minute.
• Skewer the pineapple and shrimp, then brush sauce on both sides.
• Grill skewers over medium-high heat until cooked, about 2-3 minutes per side.
• Sprinkle finished skewers with lime zest and serve with remaining sauce.
• Enjoy!