Cilantro Marinated Shrimp

Name: Cilantro Marinated Shrimp
Yield: 70 to 75 shrimp
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons lime juice; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 ¼ cups trimmed, washed cilantro plus 75 nice leaves for garnish; 6 jalapeno peppers, seeded, de-veined and cut into chunks; 3 pounds peeled shrimp (20 to 24 a pound); Kosher salt, to taste; 6 limes, sliced into thin wedges

By Barbara Kafka

Published December 10, 1996

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(40)
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Ingredients

Yield:70 - 75 shrimp

8 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 ¼ cups trimmed, washed cilantro plus 75 nice leaves for garnish
6 jalapeno peppers, seeded, de-veined and cut into chunks
3 pounds peeled shrimp (20 to 24 a pound)
Kosher salt, to taste
6 limes, sliced into thin wedges

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat broiler. If using an electric oven, place rack on top level and heat to broil/high.
Step 2
Puree lime juice, oil, cilantro and peppers in a blender until smooth. Toss shrimp in this mixture and marinate for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Place shrimp in single layer in 12 ½-by-14 ½-by-2-inch roasting pan.
Step 4
Broil 1 ½ minutes. Turn each shrimp and broil another 1 ½ minutes. Repeat with remaining shrimp.
Step 5
Sprinkle with salt. Using a toothpick, stick a cilantro leaf on top of each shrimp. Serve on a platter with wedges of lime. Serve hot, chilled or at room temperature.