Shrimp Skewers With Ginger, Cilantro, And Lime Butter

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 bunch cilantro, washed and dried
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 lime, zest of
• 1 lime, juice of
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• skewer

Recipe

• 1 pick three cups of cilantro, reserve the rest for garnish.
• 2 combine butter, the 3 cups cilantro, ginger,lime zest and juice, salt and pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until well blended.
• 3 melt 4 t. of the butter mixture in a large saute pan. over medium heat until bubbling.
• 4 add shrimp and cook until no longer opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 5 with a slotted spoon, remove shrimp from pan to a plate.
• 6 leave butter and juices in the pan with no heat.
• 7 when shrimp are cool enough to handle, put 3 or 4 on each skewer.
• 8 place some cilantro and a few skewers on each serving plate.
• 9 carefully reheat the butter and juices in the pan and pour over the shrimp.