Grilled Shrimp, Scallops, and Pineapple
So excited! New grill parts arrive tomorrow and the tank will be filled. The first of many grilling sessions will begin. On the menu: tuna steaks, shrimp, scallops, veggies, and pineapples (always wanted to try it grilled). I wanted to hear your favorite ways of grilling Shrimp and Scallops, and even Pineapple. I've done rubs and salt and pepper, was thinking of trying something new. Maybe making a Cilantro Lime Butter or brushing the Scallops with Truffle Oil? Any ideas are greatly appreciated! Thanks everyone :)
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11 Comments:
My favourite way of grilling shrimp is making shrimp & sausage skewers. You can use any sausage - pork, turkey, chicken, spicy, mild, whatever you like. As usual, I brine the shrimp, and I also poach the sausage (if uncooked). Slice the sausage into 3/4 -1" pieces (go by the thickness of the shrimp you have), and arrange on the skewer (shrimp-sausage, shrimp-sausage, etc.) in such a way that the sausage slice is "sitting" inside of the shrimp curve. I often add pineapple and red/green bell pepper to these skewers between the shrimp/sausage parts, both for colour and for flavour. Once all skewers are assembled, I smother them with plum sauce (I'm sure you can use other sauces), and leave them in the fridge for a couple of hours (It just always so happens that I do this prep work several hours before dinnertime, but I don't see why you can't grill them right away). Grill and enjoy!
brooke29 at 12:47PM on 06/03/08
Yum! Grilled pineapple. I peel and core the pineapple and make 1/2" slices. I sprinkle with olive oil and add a little s&p. After grilling, I put them on a dish and dot with a little butter and cover with foil. I serve is as a side to seafood, fish and chicken dishes. If I serve it as a dessert, I use canola oil, grill, dot with butter and sprinkle with a mix of sugar and cinnamon and serve it with HD vanilla.
izatryt at 5:36PM on 06/03/08
@Brooke29: Thanks! That sounds like a great idea-wouldn't have thought to pair shrimp with sausage. Never had sausage grilled. Souns delicious.
@izatryt: Ohhh. That sounds heavenly! And I have all ingredients-minus the HD. I do have Ben & Jerry's though-of course.
Thank you both for your ideas!
Butrflygirly at 9:38AM on 06/04/08
My first "girl" grilling adventure was marinated chicken tender pieces on skewers with cherry tomatoes. Easy and delish!
My second venture was butterflied shrimp stuffed with jack cheese and a thin slice of jalepeno, wrapped in bacon and skewered. It was super duper spicy but really good!
Have fun with your new toy!
Tara Tot at 2:06PM on 06/04/08
@Tara Tot: That sounds great! I don't think I would add that cheese though. I have an aversion to pepper jack. Unless you meant Monterey Jack Cheese, in which case-game on. Did you ever try Turkey Bacon?
Butrflygirly at 9:59AM on 06/05/08
@Butrflygirly - I can eat turkey bacon straight from the package (since it's cooked anyway), which never fails to draw comments from my other half. And no matter how many times I point at the line that says "fully cooked", he remains convinced that something is seriously wrong with me.
brooke29 at 10:38AM on 06/05/08
@Brooke29: That's funny. Whenever I can, I use Turkey Bacon-I can't see a difference really. But, I have never grilled with it (well, the BF never has). Was wondering if it grilled well.
The second roommate I ever had was like WTH is that stuff, when I was cooking with it once. I told her Turkey Bacon-she was hesitant but I got her to try it. She wound up liking it-but still prefers regular bacon. I found it funny-I thought everyone knew about turkey bacon.
Butrflygirly at 11:29AM on 06/05/08
I'd think Turkey Bacon should be fine when grilled. Of course, since it is cooked, you'd want to reduce grilling time as opposed to regular bacon, but I think it would actually work very nicely with shrimp, as you don't want to overcook shrimp anyway.
By the way, I usually use turkey sausage for the shrimp & sausage skewers, so I can tell you that shrimp and turkey are a lovely combination:-).
brooke29 at 11:42AM on 06/05/08
@Brooke29: Thank you for your help! I am also going to make your shrimp salad-tomorrow hopefully. I bought shrimp last time to make it, but I wound up making two kinds of GREAT Shrimp Stir Fry, one that was regular and one that included Oriental Noodles. Yummy.:)
Butrflygirly at 12:45PM on 06/05/08
Yes, I mean regular jack cheese - it may have even been mozzarella, it's been awhile since I made that. I like how turkey bacons gets really crunchy so I'm sure it would work fine.
Let us know how your grilling goes!
Tara Tot at 12:55PM on 06/05/08
Mmmm...Mozzie. That sounds like a good idea! Instead of slicing a jalepeno pepper (I don't really like the taste), I was thinking about maybe dashing hot sauce on the shrimp first (little s&p, maybe use seasoned salt), butterflying them, placing cheese in the ceneter, rolling them up with turkey bacon, and then grilling...
Butrflygirly at 1:47PM on 06/05/08