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Grilled garlic butter shrimp kebabs threaded on skewers. This shrimp kebab recipe is perfectly grilled with garlic lemon butter marinade. So delicious!
How To Grill Shrimp Kebab
When it comes to Summer, you can’t have a cookout or BBQ without shrimp.
Shrimp is the most popular seafood for good reasons: you can make them into grilled shrimp or shrimp skewers, shrimp kebab (kabob) that everyone just can’t stop eating.
If you are firing up the grill for the first time this season, I have one of easiest grill shrimp recipes for you.
Marinade For Shrimp Kebab
This grilled shrimp recipe is marinated with the simple ingredients below:
- Garlic
- Butter.
- Lemon juice.
- Cayenne Pepper.
- Herbs such as parsley.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
These garlic butter shrimp kebabs are exactly what you need to please your crowd. Just coat and marinate the garlic butter mixture on the shrimp, thread them on skewers or bamboo sticks. You can also use a compound butter, such as my garlic herb butter, for an extra burst of flavor!
How Long To Grill Shrimp
For this recipe, I recommend frozen, shelled, deveined and tail-on shrimps. You can get them at Target for $8-$9 for a 2-lb bag.
Shrimp cook very fast on the grill. With direct heat, it takes about 1-2 minutes to grill the shrimp. If you use indirect heat, it will take 2-3 minutes to cook the entire shrimp, on both sides.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 160 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Shrimp Kebab
These shrimp on the sticks are great with other summer recipes and condiments such as Thai peanut sauce. For a backyard grilling and BBQ parties, I recommend the following recipes.
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Shrimp Kebab
Equipment
- Bamboo skewers
Ingredients
- 3 lbs (1.35kg) shrimp, shelled and deveined tail-on
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Soak the bamboo skewers in water. Rinse the shrimp, pat them dry with paper towels, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, melted butter, salt, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice. Reserve some for grilling. Combine the shrimp with the garlic butter mixture, then thread three shrimp onto each bamboo skewer.
- Grill the shrimp on a grill, brushing the garlic butter mixture on both sides while cooking. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi! We tried this recipe yesterday and it was absolutely delicious and super easy. Thanks again, I will definitely make it again! Del
Thanks!
I’m going to make this today but I was wondering can I leave the shrimp in the marinade for a hour or so?
Sure, it’s fine. Happy making the garlic butter shrimp kebab. :)
Going to try this, but I’ll be using a griddle instead of a grill. Will attempt to reply with photos.
Awesome Damon!
I like the shrimp dish, anything. this too
Why does everyone always say “SHRIMP” scampi? “cos Scampi is Italian for shrimp!! So you can Scampi any seafood! Not just shrimp!!
Hi Patricia, thanks for letting me know know but this is what Americans call. But I didn’t call this kebab shrimp scampi, it’s just garlic butter shrimp kebab.
looking delicious
Wow this looks delicious
Thanks Sara! Yes, these garlic butter shrimp kebabs are the bomb!
I’m love just looking at the pictures. I’m going to make it tomorrow .bought the shrimp already. I’ll write back and report. I can’t wait.
Hi Debra, awesome, let me know what you think!!
Important Note: The skewers should be soaked in water for 30 minutes before using so they don’t catch on fire.
Yes, correct, the longer the better.
Soaked my skewers and attatched the shrimp 3 to each skewer , I prepared these one day in advance to bbqing will my skewers burn being soaked a day previous?
I think you should be fine! :)
Thanks. I’m gonna be trying this.
Awesome, this garlic butter shrimp kebab recipe is amazing!