Sugarcane Shrimp

Sugarcane Shrimp
Sugarcane Shrimp
These skewers of marinated barbecued shrimp are pure cocktail fun because you can eat the sugarcane skewers as well. The cane gives the shrimp a subtle sweetness and everyone loves to suck on the skewers after the shrimp are but a memory.
  • Preparing Time: -
  • Total Time: -
  • Served Person: Makes 12 skewers
Central American/Caribbean Rum Fruit Shellfish Vegetable Appetizer Cocktail Party Backyard BBQ Latin American Tropical Fruit Pineapple Seafood Shrimp Spirit Party Chile Pepper Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon demerara sugar
  • 12 large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon dark jamaican-style rum, such as appleton
  • minced habanero chile (substitute jalapeã±o for a milder taste)
  • 24 two-inch chunks fresh pineapple
  • 12 eight-inch sugarcane skewers
  • Carbohydrate 8 g(3%)
  • Cholesterol 9 mg(3%)
  • Fat 1 g(2%)
  • Fiber 1 g(3%)
  • Protein 2 g(4%)
  • Saturated Fat 0 g(1%)
  • Sodium 295 mg(12%)
  • Calories 49

Preparation Wash the shrimp and place them in a large bowl. Combine the lime juice, soy sauce, rum, oil, sugar, and garlic in a second bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and habanero. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the shrimp to marinate while preheating the broiler. When ready, thread 1 pineapple chunk, 1 shrimp, then a second pineapple chunk on each skewer. Place the skewers on a broiler pan and cook until lightly browned, turning once, 3 to 5 minutes. Note:To make sugarcane swizzle sticks and skewers, wash the sugarcane stalk thoroughly. Using a sharp chef's knife, carefully cut the stalk crosswise, at a joint, into sections the length of the skewer needed. Be careful, as the cane is harder than you think. Split at the center of the core lengthwise into quarters for 4 skewers. Don't remove the outer bark; it reinforces the skewer. Sharpen the ends of the skewers into points. From Rum Drinks: 50 Caribbean Cocktails, from Cuba Libre to Rum Daisy by Jessica B. Harris. Text copyright © 2009 by Jessica B. Harris; photographs copyright © 2009 by Tara Donne. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.

Preparation Wash the shrimp and place them in a large bowl. Combine the lime juice, soy sauce, rum, oil, sugar, and garlic in a second bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and habanero. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the shrimp to marinate while preheating the broiler. When ready, thread 1 pineapple chunk, 1 shrimp, then a second pineapple chunk on each skewer. Place the skewers on a broiler pan and cook until lightly browned, turning once, 3 to 5 minutes. Note:To make sugarcane swizzle sticks and skewers, wash the sugarcane stalk thoroughly. Using a sharp chef's knife, carefully cut the stalk crosswise, at a joint, into sections the length of the skewer needed. Be careful, as the cane is harder than you think. Split at the center of the core lengthwise into quarters for 4 skewers. Don't remove the outer bark; it reinforces the skewer. Sharpen the ends of the skewers into points. From Rum Drinks: 50 Caribbean Cocktails, from Cuba Libre to Rum Daisy by Jessica B. Harris. Text copyright © 2009 by Jessica B. Harris; photographs copyright © 2009 by Tara Donne. Published by Chronicle Books LLC.