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Asian Marinated Shrimp Skewers

This recipe requires 6-10 skewers for grilling!
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Carnivore, Keto, Low Carb, NSNG, Paleo

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 lbs peeled, deveined shrimp
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • Splash of sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce (look for nam pla if Thai or nuoc mam if Vietnamese)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced (of 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili garlic sauce (look for the jar with the rooster on it)
  • 2 stalks of fresh lemongrass, diced or 1 tablespoon of lemongrass in a tube

Instructions
 

  • Rinse and pat dry shrimp, then put shrimp into a large plastic baggie. Whisk together remaining ingredients and pour marinade all over shrimp in the plastic baggie. Seal baggie and marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature. Soak 8-10 bamboo skewers in water for 10 minutes, then remove from water and pat dry excess water. Skewer 4-6 shrimp per bamboo skewer.
  • Preheat grill to 450 degrees, grill shrimp 2-3 minutes per side, or until they turn from translucent to opaque.
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