What do you do when you find yourself with a bottle of Tequila, limes, chili peppers and a pile of shrimp? Start marinating! No, not you! The prawns! Here is an easy and tasty recipe!
Tequila Lime Prawns
Ingredients:
20 large prawns, unpeeled
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup of tequila (I used Heradura)
2 1/2 limes, juiced
1 large shallot finely chopped
4 large cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 medium poblano chili finely chopped
2 tsp cumin
2 shakes of salt and 2 shakes of white pepper
Dipping sauce
1/2 stick of butter
juice from 1/2 lime
red chili flakes
Prepare the marinade first. Take a gallon zip-lock bag and add everything but the prawns. Close the bag and shake the contents to blend it. Drop in the prawns and seal the bag. Leave the prawns in the marinade for 2 to 4 hours. Do not leave the prawns in the bag longer than that as the lime juice will “cook” the prawns.
For the dipping sauce, melt the butter and add the lime juice and chili flakes. Keep warm.
I have a small indoor grill that I used. You can use your BBQ as well. Get the heat up to a medium heat. Place the prawns on the grill and watch them carefully. When you see the color pink roll up to about halfway up the prawn, brush on a bit of the marinade and turn. Continue to watch the color as it travels up the side of the prawns. When the prawns are just fully pink, remove them from the grill and place on a serving platter. Serve immediately with the dipping sauce.
Enjoy this dish with a margarita, and a fresh garden salad!
I made 200 of these for friends who just got married. They were a hit! And, as I served this up cold, I did so with cocktail sauce, which worked really well too!
Life in the Foothills 
This looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday.
They are good, either hot or cold! I served these at a friend’s wedding and they were gone fairly quickly! Thank you for the comment Michelle!
G’day Barb! These look terrific, true!
Pinned the love today!
Cheers! Joanne
Thanks for sharing at the Foodie Friends Friday No Rules Party!
These are really yummy prawns! Let me know if you try this recipe! Cheers to you too! ^..^
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Ooh found it! Definitely will be saving this for a weekend so it can marinade properly. Thanks for the idea! Will definitely be doing some kind of shellfish for my non-traditional Thanksgiving 🙂
This one is really yummy! I am doing this tonight and will be adding a couple of big scallops to the mix to see how that works… Love the shellfish!
OK my wife likes shellfish and I don’t so here is my recipe:
Ingredients:
20 large prawns, unpeeled – leave in the refrigerator, not used
1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil – leave in the bottle, not used
1/4 cup of tequila (I used Heradura)
2 1/2 limes, juiced – leave in refridge for use later with above item.
1 large shallot finely chopped – tuck beside the prawns in refridge.
4 large cloves of garlic finely chopped – keep wrapped by shallots.
1 medium poblano chili finely chopped – keep near the garlic.
2 tsp cumin – keep this in the spice cupboard, not needed.
2 shakes of salt and 2 shakes of white pepper – keep the salt, the pepper goes with the cumin, in the cupboard.
Dipping sauce
1/2 stick of butter – best to keep in the refridge for toast.
juice from 1/2 lime – place into a nearby shot glass.
red chili flakes – we shouldn’t have to deal with flakes.
Pour the tequila into your favorite all purpose, the bigger the better, container. Place container at your lips. Part lips and tilt container backwards into mouth. Do not swallow.
Take shot glass of lime juice and do same as above.
Take salt, sprinkle in mouth, then swallow all ingredients.
Doing this will ensure you will enjoy shellfish in about 20 minutes.
All kidding aside my wife is an excellent cook and I know her recipe will be a hit. But then so will mine.
Wish I had some shrimp…..
I have an opening for a live in cook!