Here’s a recipe that illustrates when a recipe search takes me down a rabbit hole.
I took to calling bits of food on a stick a skewer but what was a kabob or kebab?
See notes after recipe for options gathered from various sources.
Also, this recipe uses a gift of shrimp and a salvaged food item. (See Garlic Spread post).
After excessive research, this is the result.
Skillet: Shrimp Skewers with Vegetables and Fruit
Ingredients:
A large handful of frozen shrimp in a baggie
Marinade: add enough lime juice, crushed dry parsley, garlic spread to coat shrimp
Vegetable oil
A Dab of Butter
1/4 Squash, cut into chunks
A few Canned Pineapple chunks, drained
1 Cup Cooked rice
Pre-Preparation:
Add marinade to baggie with shrimp.
Close and shake baggie to coat shrimp with marinade.
Place in refrigerator to allow shrimp to defrost and marinate for 1-2 hours.
Process:
Cook Marinated Shrimp
Heat skillet at medium-high.
Add butter and oil.
Add shrimp to skillet.
Stir and spread over bottom of skillet.
Cover.
Cook 2 to 4 minutes until shrimp are opaque.
Remove and reserve.
In the same skillet, add slices of squash and chunks of pineapple in remaining vegetable oil.
Cook on medium-high until browned, flip, so both sides are browned.
Remove and reserve.
Remove and reserve.
Thread shrimp, and pieces of squash, pineapple onto skewer.
Serve over rice.
I know I did this backwards, usually the uncooked items are threaded onto the skewer and then cooked. Then the items are removed and topped over rice.
But, my skillet was too small to fit a skewer, so I just did it for looks. Plus, I enjoy using the skewer like a utensil.
I was surprised, this recipe was tasty.
Notes from Various Sources:
Use one of several marinates:
- lime, parsley, garlic, veg oil, pepper
- butter, paprika, salt, garlic
- lime, garlic oil, parsley, worcestershire sauce, honey, salt, pepper
Other Addition Options:
Along with individual pieces of shrimp, add one or more of these items: chunks of cheese, cucumber curls, pineapple chunks, seared squash slices, bell pepper slices, olives, seared corn on cob, sausage, or items of your choice.
Optional: sprinkle with basil and feta cheese, mushrooms, onions
Variation: marinate cucumber curls in lime juice
Other shrimp cooking methods:
- Bake at 400F for 4-8 minutes.
- Broil in the oven if you don’t have a grill. Once the broiler is preheated, place the shrimp skewers on a sheet pan coated with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper. Broil for 2-3 minutes, then flip and broil for another 2-3 minutes; watching it closely so it doesn’t over-cook.
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