Let's Talk BBQ
Recipes => Recipes => Healthy Alternatives => Topic started by: SmokinKat on February 07, 2017, 06:55:50 PM
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I've been craving shrimp this week, and decided it was high time to crank up the bbq. We've had way colder weather than usual this winter, so I've been a weenie about going outside to cook anything. ::)
James agreed some skewered shrimp were in order, so I made a marinade of coconut milk, lime juice, pineapple juice, lemongrass and ginger.
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I really should have marinated the shrimp and veggies in a bag or something first, instead of threading the goodies onto the skewers and THEN dumping the marinade over the top, but ya live and learn, eh?
This is what I used in the marinade:
1 can unsweetened coconut milk
juice from a can of pineapple
1/2 cup of lime juice
1 Tablespoon of pureed lemongrass
1 Tablespoon of pureed ginger
(I buy the little tubes of pre-pureed lemongrass and ginger at the grocery store-- makes life SO MUCH easier!)
I also added a splash of the liquid from a jar of candied jalapenos I made with Splenda awhile ago to add some sweetness and heat
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I painted them with a little more of the marinade just after I put them on the MAK.
They redesigned the FlameZone on the MAK recently, and I have a prototype at home to play with-- did a pretty darn good job getting a bit of a char on my skrimps!
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Man these hit the spot! James and I agreed we need to do these more often. Other than the sugars in the pineapple and juices, they're pretty low carb, easy to make, and super tasty! Next time I might skip the skewers and just put them out on some grill mats or something just to experiment.
I also saved some of the marinade before I put it on the shrimp, and reduced that down by about half and drizzled it over the top on my plate. I mixed in a bit more lemongrass and ginger into my part, but James liked his without extra.
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What fantastic meal Kat!
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DANG those look outstanding. I like the mix of pineapple in with that. Probably really good compliment to the coconut milk. Nice cook - YUM
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Definitely a fantastic looking cook Kat!
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Yepper; plate me up! :thumbup:
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Not much for cooked fruit, but I bet those flavors tasted great
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Not much for cooked fruit, but I bet those flavors tasted great
X2!!
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Kat that looks fantastic! And it sounds quite wonderful too!
I wish more folks would try things outside their norm than just say " I don't do that"! There are so many wonderful flavors and exceptionally healthy foods that we may like that are too quickly written off because of it being "out of the box".
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Those look really good. Nice job Kat.
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What a fantastic meal!!
Art
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Looks great Kat..but I can't get my hubby to eat like that..I loe it tho... .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Great cook Kat, sure looks delicious!!!! Don
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Yepper; plate me up! :thumbup:
+ 1 :P :P