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Skewered Shrimp, Grilled Corn, Chicken and Pineapple on the Barbie!

10/10/2017

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     Have you ever eaten a meal somewhere that was so good that you couldn't wait to get home to replicate it for your family? 
     That happened to me with this meal.  While I was in California with Alicia when she had her baby, her husband decided to grill for dinner.  I helped him a bit, but his ideas for flavors in the food were so fantastic that as I ate the meal, I was in heaven! You have seen other recipes from my SIL here and here.  He is a great cook. 
     This meal consisted of Skewered Shrimp, Grilled Corn with Cilantro-Lime Butter, Rice and Grilled Pineapple.  I took charge of the butter for the corn, and I loved the results.  I may not be able to eat corn any other way now.  It was that good!
      Now that I am home from California, I decided to have all of my kids who live in Phoenix over and my husband and I got the grill going for the Columbus Day holiday.  We cooked up the same menu, but also added some grilled chicken for those who may not enjoy sea food.  I think most of us ate both! 
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The Grilled Chicken
     I used boneless skinless thighs.  I did a rub that consists of brown sugar and salt.  Go heavy on the salt. To about 3/4 c of brown sugar, I put about 4 T of salt. I find that this rub only works on the grill.  Some how the grill doesn't let it come out tasting too salty.  I just dredged the chicken in the brown sugar-salt mixture and let it sit a few minutes before grilling it.  It came out so moist, tender and delicious!  It is really simple to do and gives amazing results!  My kind of recipe.
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The Skewered Shrimp
     For this recipe, I used large, frozen shrimp that had already been deveined, I just had to peel it.  
After I peeled it, I put it in a bowl to marinade for about half an hour.  This is what I used as a marinade:
Skewered Shrimp Marinade
1/2 stick of butter (1/4 c) melted
1 T lime zest
The juice of 1/2 of a lime
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
(I used coarsely ground pepper)
Blend the ingredients all together and toss in the shrimp to coat completely.


     When the shrimp had marinated for about 30 minutes, I put them on skewers.  I use metal skewers rather than purchasing bamboo ones.  I have a dozen of these. Poking the skewer through the tail, and then the body, I put about 5 shrimp to a skewer.  It came out perfectly, filling all 12 skewers. It takes very little time to grill them.  Just put them on the grill for a couple of minutes per side and get some nice grill marks.  If they finish before everything else, I just pop them in a warm oven so they don't get cold.  They taste so good!  I love shrimp, and this is one of my new favorite versions!
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The Grilled Corn with Cilantro Lime Butter
      Knowing how much I love seafood, it may be surprising to many when I say that this corn was my favorite part of this meal. Here is how we cooked it:
     Husk the corn and without adding anything to it, place it on the grill and cook it for a couple of minutes per side, just enough time to heat it through and  to give it a little char. (See the picture?)  It really doesn't take very long. Then, when you take it off of the grill, slather it with Cilantro-Lime Butter.  Here is the recipe for that:
Cilantro-Lime Butter
2 sticks of butter (1 c), softened
1/4 c. chopped cilantro leaves (for this butter, try to avoid the stems)
The zest of 2 limes
juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 tsp. salt
Blend it all together and use to slather on corn.  It will probably be good on other veggies, too.  I just haven't tried it yet.

  When we serve the corn, I like to cut it off the cob, add more of the butter and mix it with the rice that we serve on the side.  It is just so delicious! 
   By the way, there is a lot of zesting going on with this meal, so I really appreciated my zester that I blogged about here.  You can purchase one here.  Also, for the lime juice I used my citrus squeezer that my SIL taught me about! It is so handy and simple to use. Both of these gadgets would make nice little bridal shower gifts or Christmas gifts! I wish I had had them years ago, they would have saved me so much trouble and mess as I cooked.
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The Grilled Pineapple
     I have a confession to make about the pineapple.  When my SIL made it, he grilled it.  When we made it, we were all getting hungry and everything else was ready, so we just popped it in the microwave. It was still so good. Heating up pineapple makes it so juicy and the flavor just bursts in your mouth.  
     To grill (or microwave) the pineapple, first use a peeler corer to get it ready.  Trust me, when it comes to pineapple, this is the best gadget ever.  It is such a time saver! It slices the pineapple into one long spiral, so I just use a knife to cut down one side, and that gives you rings.  
      Drizzle the rings with melted butter and sprinkle on brown sugar.  That is it! Now just pop them on the grill or into the microwave or oven and you have heavenly pineapple that compliments this entire meal so well. 
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I didn't have room for a lot of pineapple on this plate. Don't worry, I went back for seconds!
    For a drink, I made some of Alicia's Watermelon Slush Punch.  Mine didn't come out as well as her's did.  I think it was because my ice cubes weren't all of the way frozen.  But, it still tasted pretty good and was a good compliment to the entire meal.
     Speaking of Alicia, today is her birthday!  I am so proud of her!  She is an intelligent woman and a wonderful wife and mother.  It is hard to believe that my middle child is already the mother of 2, and she is doing it all so beautifully!  Happy Birthday Alicia!  I made her a cake from long distance.  You can see it here.
     If you are looking for something different and delicious to grill, I hope you give these ideas a try! Especially the corn!  You won't regret it!  Here is a recap of our favorite gadgets for this meal:

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Karen, the next best thing to mummy link
10/13/2017 01:31:16 am

We are big BBQ fans and as they are forecasting an Indian summer briefly this weekend, I will definitely be trying the shrimps, can't xwait#ttrafficjamweekend@_karendennis

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Miz Helen link
10/14/2017 01:44:06 pm

This is a fantastic meal, I would love everything on the plate! I really appreciate you sharing your awesome post and your talent with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen

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Natalie A link
10/16/2017 09:00:47 am

Your photos are making me hungry! The corn looks so DELICIOUS! I am going to have to try cooking some corn like this. I usually cook corn just the basic way with salt, pepper, and butter. Thank you for the recipe to help give more flavor to my corn!

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Helen link
10/16/2017 01:13:50 pm

I think you will love the corn! It is my favorite of this entire meal! Thanks for the encouraging words!

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Trudy link
10/19/2017 11:43:21 pm

Your pictures look delicious and Happy Birthday Alicia!! I can't wait to try your cilantro lime butter, it sounds yummy. Thank you for sharing with us at Designing You!

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
7/27/2022 01:11:01 pm

YUM!! The shrimp and corn looks really good!! Thanks so much for linking up at A Themed Linkup 110 for Grilling Recipes. Pinned.

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Dee | Grammy's Grid link
8/1/2022 05:05:59 am

CONGRATS Helen! Your post is FEATURED at A Themed Linkup 111 for Day Trips from the previous linkup for Grilling Recipes.

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