If you are a fan of fresh seafood dishes such as fish, shrimp, squid, you cannot miss grilled shrimp with satay, a standard BBQ dish with simple marinating and preparation that many people love. If you are looking for a recipe for grilled shrimp with satay, please refer to the recipe shared below. In addition, Pasta Fresca also guides you on how to marinate grilled shrimp with garlic butter or chili salt at home that is just as delicious as in a restaurant.
How to marinate grilled shrimp with delicious satay sauce
With the sweet taste of shrimp, along with the characteristic spicy taste of satay, it has combined to create an extremely attractive dish. If the way to marinate shrimp in other grilled shrimp dishes requires many spices, then with this way of marinating grilled shrimp with satay, you only need satay. Because in satay, the necessary spices are harmoniously combined to have enough spicy, salty and sweet flavors, so you do not need to add too many other spices.
Ingredients to be prepared
- 500gr tiger prawn
- 3 lemongrass stalks
- 2 tablespoons shrimp satay
- Other cooking utensils: stove, grill,…
How to choose delicious shrimp for grilled shrimp with satay
The first prerequisite when choosing is that the shrimp must be alive. Live or dead shrimp is easy to identify by observing their eyes and color.
When buying tiger prawns, you should choose those with firm, shiny shells, when you press lightly on the belly, it is not slimy, the upper back and eyes of the prawn look clear and fresh. Besides, you should also observe carefully, if you see the head is fresh green but the prawn body is soft, the legs are not complete, the antennae are curly and red, then you should not buy, because that is spoiled prawn.
For crayfish, you should not choose those with curly whiskers, limp legs, or a slightly red color, because those are old, sick, or dead shrimp.
How to prepare and marinate grilled shrimp with satay
Step 1: Prepare ingredients
- After buying shrimp, wash with water and drain.
- Cut off the shrimp legs and whiskers, remove the black vein on the shrimp's back and no need to peel.
- Lemongrass cut off leaves, wash and chop finely.
Step 2: Marinate shrimp with satay
- After cleaning and draining the shrimp, add chopped lemongrass, 1 tablespoon seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons satay sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon MSG. Then mix well and marinate for about 25 minutes to absorb the flavor.
- After marinating, skewer the shrimp firmly.
Step 3: Grill shrimp
You can use a charcoal oven or grill to grill the shrimp. Here's how:
- If grilling with charcoal: After putting the shrimp on the grill, turn the shrimp evenly for about 10 minutes until the shrimp is cooked.
- If baking in the oven: Place the shrimp in the oven, preferably under a layer of parchment paper or aluminum foil, and bake the shrimp at 220 degrees Celsius for about 10-15 minutes. Remember to check and turn the shrimp regularly to avoid burning.
Step 4: Enjoy the finished product
The finished grilled shrimp with satay will have an extremely fragrant smell and eye-catching color. When you eat it, you will see that the shrimp is not dry, just cooked so it is still sweet and juicy, can be dipped with green pepper salt, mustard, seafood dipping sauce and eaten with raw vegetables, very delicious.
How to marinate grilled shrimp with garlic butter
Another way to prepare grilled shrimp and squid marinated with satay is grilled shrimp with garlic butter, which is easy to make and delicious, everyone loves it. The grilled shrimp has a beautiful orange-red color, the smell of grilled shrimp with butter, garlic and cheese is irresistible.
Ingredients to prepare:
- 300gr tiger prawns
- 20gr unsalted butter
- 1 cheese
- 15gr garlic
- 1 handful of dried parsley leaves
- Spices: salt, ground pepper,…
- Skewers
Doing:
Step 1: Preparation
- Use scissors to remove the whiskers and cut along the back of the shrimp to remove the black vein. Rinse the shrimp, drain, then use a skewer to pierce along the body of the shrimp.
- Peel and mince garlic, put in a bowl with 20g unsalted butter, 1 cheese cube, 10ml cooking oil, ½ teaspoon salt, 1/3 teaspoon ground pepper, ½ teaspoon dried parsley leaves and mix well.
Step 2: Marinate the shrimp meat
- Use the tip of a spoon to take the sauce mixture mixed in the step above, apply it along the shrimp's spine, leave for about 15 minutes to absorb the spices.
Step 3: Grill shrimp
- Grill shrimp with charcoal: Prepare the charcoal grill and place the shrimp on the grill. While grilling, remember to turn all sides until the shrimp turns red and is fully cooked.
- Grilled shrimp in an air fryer: Arrange each skewer of shrimp neatly in the pot. Turn on the air fryer at 180 degrees Celsius for 8 minutes.
- Grilling shrimp in the oven: Put the shrimp in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius and grill for 15-20 minutes.
How to marinate grilled shrimp with salt and chili
Similar to the way of marinating grilled shrimp and squid with satay, grilled shrimp with salt and chili perfectly combines the spicy taste of chili, the salty taste of salt and the sweetness of shrimp meat, so this dish will attract you slowly and gradually. They are very suitable for BBQ parties with friends.
Ingredients to prepare:
- 500gr tiger prawns
- 5 chili peppers
- 50gr Vietnamese coriander
- 1 fresh lemon
- 1 green pepper branch
- Spices: minced garlic, salt, MSG, cooking oil, pepper powder, chili powder, chili sauce, fish sauce, sugar, salt.
- Skewers
Doing:
- After preparing the shrimp, marinate it with minced garlic, crushed chili, 1 tablespoon MSG, ½ tablespoon sugar, ½ tablespoon pepper, ½ tablespoon chili powder, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 2 tablespoons chili sauce, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, stir well and put in the refrigerator for about 1 hour to absorb the spices.
- After marinating the shrimp, use bamboo skewers to skewer each shrimp.
- Prepare a charcoal stove and a grill. When the fire is just red, put each shrimp on the grill. When grilling, be careful to turn the shrimp evenly and continuously because shrimp cooks very easily. The shrimp meat is cooked evenly, the outside is brick red, and the aroma of salt and shrimp is good.
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