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    Shrimp and Shiitake Kebabs


    Source of Recipe


    Recipe courtesy Gourmet Magazine

    Recipe Introduction


    Recipe Summary
    Difficulty: Medium
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Inactive Prep Time: 4 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 minutes
    Yield: 8 servings
    User Rating: 5 STARS

    List of Ingredients




    1/4 cups Herb-Garlic Marinade, plus 3/4 cup, plus 1/4 cup recipe follows
    16 shiitake mushrooms, trimmed
    24 jumbo shrimp (about 1 1/2 pounds)
    8 (10-inch) wooden skewers
    Clean mushrooms. Place mushrooms in a small bowl and mix with 1/4 cup marinade. Marinate at least 1 hour (and up to 4) in a sealable bag.
    Herb-Garlic Marinade:
    6 large garlic cloves
    1/3 cup packed tender fresh thyme sprigs
    1/4 cup packed fresh rosemary leaves
    1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt
    1 cup fresh lemon juice
    1 1/2 cups olive oil
    Freshly ground black pepper

    Recipe



    Mince together garlic, thyme sprigs, and rosemary with salt and mash to a coarse paste. In a bowl whisk together garlic paste and remaining ingredients until emulsified. Marinade may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Yield: makes about 2 1/2 cups

    If desired, shell shrimp. In a large heavy-duty sealable plastic bag combine shrimp with 3/4 cup marinade and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Marinate shrimp, chilled, for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Soak skewers in warm water 30 minutes. Prepare grill. Drain shrimp, discarding marinade. In a sieve set over a bowl drain mushrooms and reserved mushroom marinade for basting. Thread 3 shrimp and 2 mushrooms, alternating shrimp with mushrooms, and keeping the mushrooms flat onto skewers. Kebabs may be assembled 1 hour ahead and chilled, covered. Grill kebabs on a lightly oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, basting with reserved marinade and turning them occasionally, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side. (Alternatively, broil kebabs under a preheated broiler 2 to 3 inches from heat about 2 1/2 minutes on each side.) Drizzle kebabs with remaining 1/4 cup marinade.

 

 

 


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