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Spicy Grilled Shrimp

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  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 20
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Whip up your own quick-and-easy coconut curry sauce in the microwave for these skewered shrimp appetizers. They’re sweet and spicy, fresh off the grlll!
Updated Mar 19, 2013
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Ingredients

  • 60 uncooked peeled deveined medium shrimp (about 2 pounds), thawed if frozen
  • 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper sauce

Coconut-Curry Sauce

  • 1 cup canned coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps

  • 1
    Soak twenty 6-inch wooden skewers in water 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Make Coconut-Curry Sauce.
  • 2
    Place shrimp in large bowl. Drizzle with oil and pepper sauce; toss to coat. Thread 3 shrimp on each skewer.
  • 3
    Cover and grill kabobs 4 to 6 inches from medium heat 4 to 6 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm. Serve with sauce.
  • 4
    Mix all sauce ingredients in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture bubbles and thickens.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Soak wooden or bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes to keep them from burning on the grill.
  • tip 2
    Make a main dish out of these spicy-sweet shrimp—serve over rice that’s been cooked in the leftover coconut milk.
  • tip 3
    Arrange the kabobs on a large platter decorated with sprigs of cilantro, green onion fans or fresh lemon grass.

Nutrition

60 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 2g Total Carbohydrate, 0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
2g
11%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
10%
Sodium
75mg
3%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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