This Mardi Gras Shrimp recipe is a take on New Orleans Style Spicy Shrimp - or "barbecue shrimp" - and it's all about the sauce!
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Mardi Gras Shrimp is a spicy, saucy cajun shrimp recipe. You start with butter, onions, peppers and garlic get the party started, then you add some seasonings and sauces⊠then once the sauce comes together you throw in your shrimp for just a few minutes to cook them.
Make sure to serve with some good dipping bread to sop up this sauce!
Author:Malcom Reed
Ingredients
2lbs raw shrimp peeled & deveined
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2 Tablespoons Malcomâs King Craw Cajun Seasoning
1 teaspoon dry crab boil
1/2 red onion diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper diced
1/2 green bell pepper diced
4 cloves garlic minced
1 stick butter
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1 cup Killer Hogs BBQ Sauce
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1-2 Tablespoons Killer Hogs Hot Sauce
1/2 cup Worcestershire
Juice from 1 lemon
Parsley and Lemon slices for garnish
Directions
Prepare pellet grill for indirect cooking at 350 degrees.
Melt butter in iron skillet on grill and sauté peppers and onions for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add garlic and continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes.
Add The Bbq sauce, Worcestershire, and lemon juice. Season with King Craw Cajun Seasoning and dry crab boil.
Bring mixture to a simmer and cook for 20-30 minutes.
Season shrimp with King Craw and place in the sauce mixture. Be sure to coat each shrimp in the sauce. Add a few slices of fresh lemon to the skillet
Continue to cook for 5-10 minutes or until shrimp are done - no longer translucent.
Remove from the grill and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve with a crusty French bread to soak up the sauce.
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Recipe Note
NOTE- it took almost 10 minutes to cook on my pellet grill, but if you do it over direct heat or on the stove it will take a lot less. Just watch them shrimps close and donât overcook them! You want them to âpopâ and not be chewy.