Rum-Glazed Shrimp and Mango
- 14 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, plus
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 14 cup dark rum
- 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely-grated freshly peeled gingerroot
- 1 12 teaspoons cornstarch
- 32 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- coarse salt and pepper
- 1 ripe but firm mango, peeled and sliced into 8 slivers (about 1 inch thick each)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for grates
- 2 bunches watercress, stems trimmed
- For glaze: In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup lime juice, rum, sugar, and ginger.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat and let simmer, whisking it occasionally until the mixture slightly thickens after about 3 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water, then stir in lime-juice mixture.
- Cook and stir until it thickens after about 30 seconds.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Put shrimp on 8 skewers, with 4 shrimp on each skewer.
- Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place mango slices on 4 skewers, with 2 pieces on each skewer.
- Brush shrimp and mango with glaze.
- Heat grill to medium-high and oil grates.
- Place skewers on grill and turn once until blackened in spots and shrimp is opaque throughout, about 3-4 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk remaining tablespoon of lime juice with oil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add watercress and toss.
- Divide watercress among 4 plates, and top each with 2 shrimp skewers and 1 mango skewer to serve.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rum-glazed-shrimp-and-mango-236286 (may not work)