Grilled Shrimp With Spicy Lime Cream

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs shrimp, washed, peeled, deveined (extra large or jumbo)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
• 1 lime, halved
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced thin
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup hot sauce (louisiana or frank's not tabasco brand)
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• salt
• thin sliced green onion (to garnish)
• lime (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl mix the cajun seasoning, the juice of 1/2 of the lime and olive oil. toss in the shrimp and coat evenly. set aside.
• 2 in a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. add the green onions, garlic and cayenne; cook until tender, about 2 minutes. add the hot sauce and continue to cook on medium high heat until reduced by 1/2. add the heavy cream and the juice of the remaining lime half and bring to a boil. quickly reduce heat to medium low and allow to simmer until reduced by 1/3. be careful not to allow the cream mixture to boil over. salt to taste.
• 3 heat grill to medium high heat. grill shrimp on prepared skewers or on grill sheet just until opaque, turning only once. about 2 – 4 minutes per side depending on the size of the shrimp and your grill. shrimp cook very quickly, so be careful and better to pull them off sooner than later.
• 4 assemble shrimp onto individual serving plates, drizzle with the cayenne lime cream and garnish with additional lime wedges, chopped green onions and an additional dash of cajun seasoning, if desired. .