Shrimp Kabobs W/Lime Butter Sauce & Cilantro Couscous
- 24 large shrimp, peeled and deveined, leaving tails intact if desired
- 13 cup butter, melted
- 14 cup fresh cilantro, snipped
- 2 tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon lime zest, finely shredded
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 14 teaspoon smoked paprika or 14 teaspoon paprika
- 14 teaspoon garlic salt
- nonstick cooking spray
- 14 fresh pineapple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges
- fresh lime wedge
- 12 cup green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 12 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, snipped
- 34 cup couscous
- Shrimp Kabobs: Rinse shrimp; pat dry.
- For sauce: In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, cilantro, green onion, lime peel and lime juice, paprika and garlic salt.
- Set aside.
- On four 8- to 10-inch metal skewers, thread shrimp, leaving a 1/4-inch space between pieces.
- Brush with some of the sauce.
- Transfer kabobs to a baking sheet or tray.
- With nonstick cooking spray, lightly coat unheated grill rack.
- For a charcoal grill, grill shrimp kabobs on the greased rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 6 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, turning once and brushing with some of the remaining sauce halfway through grilling.
- (For a gas grill, preheat grill.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Place shrimp kabobs on grill rack over heat.
- Cover; grill as above.
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- Thread pineapple wedges onto four 8 - 10 inch metal skewers.
- Add pineapple skewers to the grill for the last 5 minutes of cooking, turning once and brushing with remaining sauce halfway through grilling time.
- Remove shrimp and pineapple skewers from grill.
- Serve over Cilantro-Scented Couscous.
- Serve with fresh lime wedges.
- Cilantro Couscous: In a medium saucepan, cook green onions in hot oil over medium heat until tender.
- Stir in paprika; cook and stir for 30 seconds.
- Carefully add chicken broth and fresh cilantro.
- Bring mixture to boiling; stir in couscous.
- Remove from heat.
- Cover; let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork before serving.
shrimp, butter, fresh cilantro, green onions, lime zest, lime juice, paprika, garlic, nonstick cooking spray, pineapple, fresh lime, green onion, oil, paprika, chicken broth, fresh cilantro, couscous
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-kabobs-w-lime-butter-sauce-cilantro-couscous-453882 (may not work)