{"id":15602,"date":"2013-07-19T07:15:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T07:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daily-burn.sta.oomphcloud.com\/?p=15602"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:10:08","slug":"tequila-glazed-grilled-shrimp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/tequila-glazed-grilled-shrimp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tequila-Glazed Grilled Shrimp"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready to take the usual summer barbeque spread up a notch? A few ingredients from south of the border give scrumptious grilled shrimp some festive flavor. Serve these skewers as an appetizer or with cilantro-lime brown rice and grilled veggies for a light but satisfying meal.<\/p>\n

\"Tequila-Lime
Photo by Perry Santanachote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Serves 4<\/i><\/p>\n

Prep time: 15 minutes
\nCook time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n

[skinnybox]<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n

1 pound large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails left on
\n3 tablespoons olive oil
\n1 jalapeno chili, finely chopped
\n2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
\nZest of 1 lime plus lime wedges, for serving
\n1 teaspoon kosher salt
\nFresh ground pepper
\n1 cup orange juice
\n1\/4 cup tequila
\n1 shallot, finely chopped
\n8 bamboo skewers
\nChopped fresh chives (optional)
\nCilantro sprigs (optional)<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/h3>\n
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  1. In a large Ziploc bag, combine shrimp, oil, half the jalapeno, half the garlic, zest, 1\/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.<\/li>\n
  2. In a shallow saucepan, combine remaining jalapeno and garlic, 1\/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, orange juice, tequila, and shallots. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until mixture is thick, about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n
  3. Soak the skewers in water briefly and thread four shrimp per skewer.<\/li>\n
  4. Heat a gas grill on high and grill shrimp, turning once, until just opaque, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plates and drizzle tequila sauce over the shrimp. Garnish with chives and cilantro and serve with lime wedges.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Scrumptious grilled shrimp skewers get an extra kick with this zesty tequila-lime recipe. Serve them up at a summer barbeque or picnic as a light and healthy alternative to the usual burgers and dogs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27,9],"tags":[28,55,80,90,345,350],"class_list":["post-15602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-recipes","tag-alcohol","tag-grilling","tag-protein","tag-summer","tag-tax1conditions","tag-tax2type-2-diabetes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}