Tequila-Jalapeno Marinated Shrimp

• Marinade
• 2 cups finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 5 small jalapeno chiles or 5 small serrano chilies (remove seeds if you don't like it too hot)
• 1/2 small yellow onion, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons minced roasted garlic
• 3 tablespoons tequila
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 dash red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• Garlic-Cilantro Butter
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 1/4 lbs shelled and deveined uncooked jumbo shrimp

1. Soak 12 wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes.
2. Insert 2 skewers onto shrimp to keep them from slipping.
3. Arrange kabobs onto a shallow baking dish.
4. Combine cilantro, chiles, onion and 1 tbsp garlic into your food processor, finely chop.
5. Gradually add all remaining marinade ingredients, processing until bright green paste forms.
6. Pour mixture over shrimp.
7. Cover, refrigerate 60 minutes, turning kabobs several times to marinate.
8. Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
9. Add 1 tbsp.
10. garlic and 2 tbsp.
11. cilantro, cook 2 minutes or until garlic softens.
12. Heat grill.
13. Discard marinade and place kabobs on gas grill over medium heat or charcoal grill 6 inches from coals.
14. Cook 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
15. Baste with garlic butter mixture.
16. Serve with lime wedges.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tequila-jalapeno-marinated-shrimp-34764 (may not work)