Grilled Texas Shrimp Kabobs

Total Time: 1 hr 16 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup tequila (or use lemon and orange juice instead)
• 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 24 large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (leaving the tails intact)
• 6 metal skewers (or use *bamboo skewers)

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients except shrimp in shallow glass dish; stir in shrimp. cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour. remove shrimp from marinade and reserve it.
• 2 thread 4 shrimp on each of six metal skewers. (*if using bamboo skewers, remember to soak them in hot water for about 30 minutes, so won't burn.)
• 3 grill over medium coals, turning once, until pink for about 2 to 3 mts. on each side. do not overcooked.
• 4 heat reserved marinade to boiling in a non-aluminium saucepan; reduce heat to low. simmer uncovered until bell pepper is tender, about 5 minutes. serve with shrimp.
• 5 note: to broil the kabobs in the oven: set oven control to boil.
• 6 place skewered shrimp on rack in broiler pan. broil with tops about 4 inches from heat, turning once until pink, 2 to 3 minutes on each side.