Pinterest Tuesday: Hot and Sweet Shrimp

I will preface this post with an admission. First blogger fail of the year, I did not properly document this dish, the pics I did get are kind of cruddy and do not do justice to its scrumptiousness. Alas, I am going to give this a write up anyways! So if any of y'all decide to make this and get better pics please let me know!! If you are a fellow pinterest nut you can view the recipe I based this off of here.

Hot and Sweet Shrimp

Ingredients:

2-2 1/2 lbs peeled and cleaned(but not cooked) shrimp

Marinade (it is best if this can marinate for 24, but overnight will do just fine!)

1 Tbsp. Minced Garlic

1/4 freshly pressed ginger

1/4 hot chili paste

1/2 cup sweet chili paste

1 cup honey

1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp fresh ground pepper

1cup canola oil

Sauce:

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup sweet thai chili sauce

2 Tbsp sesame seeds

1/4 cup lime juice

1/2 cup honey

salt and pepper

Directions:

-Mix all sauce ingredients thoroughly and let sit for at least 30 minutes

-Heat a large skillet over medium heat(if you have access to a grill, grilling the shrimp would be awesome)

-Pour contents of the marination bag into the heated skillet and cook until shrimp are opaque(this will only take about 4-6 minutes)

-Once shrimp are cooked pour off excess cooking liquid and move shrimp onto serving dish(if you leave them in the skillet they will overcook)

-Pour the sauce over the shrimp and mix- or you can set the sauce on the side and let people sauce them to their own personal liking

I will say it one more time, the pictures do not do this justice. It was so yummy! It is also great that you can make the marinade and sauce ahead of time, so this meal can be ready SUPER fast if you prep a day ahead! While it was only about 20 degrees the night I made this, it is the perfect summertime beach recipe and like I mentioned above, throwing these on some skewers on the BBQ would be divine. Hope everyone had a great long weekend and check back later this week for some more great recipes and a review of Imperial No. Nine- the Soho version of dinner in wonderland!